Which Countries Are Leaving the BRICS Alliance?
Speculations and media reports are rife that a few BRICS members are considering leaving the alliance. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova addressed the media reports that members may leave the association due to threats from US President Donald Trump to impose further tariffs. Also Read: BRICS Hold 76 Million Metric Tons of Rare Earth Minerals, US Owns 1.9M BRICS Alliance: Are Member Nations Ready To Leave the Bloc? Source: Reuters Zakharova confirmed that Russia has not received any official information about BRICS members planning to leave the alliance. She stressed that even after the US imposed tariffs on all member nations, they still stand with the bloc and are not bowing down to the intimidation tactics of the White House. “The Russian side has not received any information about leaving BRICS or about the intention to leave its ranks from any member of the alliance, although US tariffs are already in effect for many of them,” said Zakharova. Also Re...