MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Friday brushed off a repeat threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on the BRICS grouping of countries if it created its own currency, saying there was and never had been such a plan.

The Kremlin on Friday noted a repeat threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on the BRICS grouping of countries if it created its own currency, but said there were no such plans. Trump on Thursday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.

The Kremlin halted its plan for a unified BRICS currency, as confirmed by spokesperson Dmitry Peskov amidst concerns over US tariffs.