Trump Announces Additional Tariffs. These Countries Will Be Targeted by the US

• BRICS member states criticize US tariff policy.
• In response to these remarks, Donald Trump intends to impose additional tariffs on countries supporting BRICS policies.
• Geopolitical tensions are increasingly influencing the development of international trade.

The joint declaration adopted by the BRICS member states targeting the United States' tariff policy was met with an immediate reaction from Donald Trump.

He declared on social media the imposition of an additional 10 percent tariff on all goods from countries that join the anti-American BRICS policy.

Any country that joins the BRICS anti-American policy will be subject to an additional 10 percent tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy - wrote Donald Trump on the social networking site Truth Social.

The question remains open as to what criteria the countries supporting BRICS will be qualified.

The BRICS summit, which took place in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, did not bring many political and economic results.

The leaders of Russia and China did not participate in the talks. President Vladimir Putin did not fly to Brazil because of the charges against him for crimes against Ukrainian children and the international arrest warrant issued.

The Chinese leader said the most important thing is to keep an eye on issues related to economic relations with the United States in Beijing.

The Middle Kingdom was represented by Prime Minister and number two in the structures of the Communist Party of China, Li Peng, and Russia by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

China criticizes US actions

China opposes the use of tariffs as a tool of pressure, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday. Beijing's response to President Donald Trump's warning that the United States will raise tariffs on countries that support BRICS.

"China has repeatedly expressed its position that trade and tariff wars have no winners and that protectionism is not the way forward," Niang told a news conference.

The BRICS group was established in 2009 as a response to the G7

The BRICS Group was established in 2009 by five countries that initially intended to create a political alternative to the G7 Group. It consisted of: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

As the global economic confrontation intensified, the organization began to look for alternative solutions that could develop bilateral trade and finance infrastructure investments.

Hence, proposals have emerged to move away from the US dollar in mutual settlements and create an international investment bank.

Over time, more and more importance was attached to political declarations, especially after the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine and the imposition of international sanctions against Russia.

In 2024, BRICS expanded to include Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and even Iran. Indonesia joined in early January. There are also several countries with partner status, including Malaysia, Nigeria, Cuba, and Belarus.