The Russian Foreign Ministry told about the BRICS countries' discussions on the US tariff policy

Participants in the BRICS Foreign ministers' meeting, which is taking place in Rio de Janeiro from April 28 to 29, are concerned about US President Donald Trump's tariffs, and his policy forces them to think about different solutions. This was announced to journalists on April 29 by Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, a sherpa in BRICS.

"We are discussing different options. Countries, of course, have nuances in their approaches," Ryabkov said, quoted by TASS.

According to him, the topic of Trump's policy was touched upon "in all speeches and in backstage meetings." He clarified that the participants of the meeting are concerned about the consequences of the introduction of tariffs.

In addition, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister stressed that what is happening in the field of trade is "a reflection of the deeply one—sided, to some extent biased approaches that Washington is obsessed with." He noted that one of the meeting's agendas was also to discuss the illegality of Trump's unilateral measures.

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Earlier, on April 14, the Washington Post. She stated that the Trump administration would put forward a number of demands in negotiations with countries that wish to avoid high import tariffs. They relate to the purchase of natural gas from American firms, the reduction of tariffs on exports from the United States and taxes for Silicon Valley technology giants. Another condition will be to prevent China from using other countries to supply its products to the United States.