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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that the BRICS alliance does not respond to threats and does not target its efforts against other countries, following President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on several BRICS nations.
“BRICS does not respond to threats,” Peskov told Russian state news agency TASS. “BRICS never directs its activities against any countries. That is not the purpose of BRICS.”
Peskov said the bloc—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—was founded to foster cooperation among emerging economies, not to confront or oppose other states.
“The purpose of BRICS is to develop cooperation in areas of mutual interest for mutual benefit,” he added.
Trump signed an executive order earlier this week imposing new tariffs on imports from BRICS nations. Beginning Aug. 1, a 25 percent tariff will apply to Indian goods entering the U.S., while Brazilian imports will face a 50 percent tariff increase.
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