#TrumpTariffs U.S. President Donald Trump stated that additional 10% trade tariffs will be imposed on countries that support the BRICS policy.

He published the relevant statement on his social media page. He emphasized that the tariffs will be applied to any country supporting the anti-American BRICS policy. "There will be no exceptions," Trump wrote.

In addition, he stated that U.S. authorities today, July 7, will begin notifying other countries about further conditions of bilateral trade, tariff rates on goods they supply to the U.S. market, or the conclusion of deals.

The day before, the BRICS summit opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Russian delegation is headed by Sergey Lavrov. Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin stated at the opening that the EU and the U.S. are largely dependent on BRICS countries and their partners.