Washington: US President Donald Trump warned late Sunday that any country aligning itself with the "anti-American policies" of the BRICS economic bloc will face an additional 10% tariff. "There will be no exceptions to this policy," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

According to Anadolu Agency, in another post, Trump announced that US tariff letters and/or agreements with various countries across the world "will be delivered starting 12:00 P.M. (Eastern) (1600GMT), Monday, July 7th." In late January, Trump stated there is no chance that BRICS countries will replace the US dollar in international trade or elsewhere.

"We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs," he added. BRICS members have discussed shifting from the dollar in recent years, with discussions intensifying after the US imposed sanctions on Russia in 2022 following the start of its 'special military operation' in Ukraine.

Trump's statements Sunday came as leaders and representatives from BRICS are gathering in Rio de Janeiro for the group's 17th annual summit.