The U.S. president has threatened a 10 percent tariff on any country aligned with the BRICS bloc, a potential blow to Russia.

President Trump and Congress are threatening harsh sanctions against Moscow for its three-year war in Ukraine.

Trump announces plans for 10% tariff on BRICS alliance members, calling them "anti-American" while the bloc criticizes unilateral tariffs and attacks on nuclear facilities.

President Donald Trump said at least seven countries can expect tariff letters on Wednesday morning, as he ramped up pressure on nations to strike deals with the United States by saying his new August 1 deadline would not be extended.

Russia has said BRICS is not anti-American, rejecting Trump’s threats as “language of manipulation and coercion.” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has dismissed suggestions that the BRICS group of emerging economies is anti-American, responding to recent remarks by US President Donald Trump.

The Russian leader is convinced that Moscow’s battlefield superiority is growing, and that Ukraine’s defenses may collapse in the coming months, according to people close to the Kremlin.

Russia launched another major attack on Ukraine overnight, officials said. The airstrike is the latest escalation in the more than three-year war, and came after President Trump said the U.S. will resume sending weapons to Ukraine following a brief pause.