President Donald Trump has threatened BRICS countries, warning them against replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency and telling them, "Go find another sucker nation." Newsweek has contacted the White House and the foreign ministries of major BRICS members Brazil,

The Kremlin on Friday brushed off a repeat threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on the BRICS grouping of countries if it created its own currency, saying there was no such plan.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday noted a repeat threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on the BRICS grouping of countries if it created its own currency, but said there were no such plans.