US President Donald Trump's antipathy toward the prospect of BRICS creating an alternative to Washington's financial dominance represents a historic challenge for the group's members. This view was expressed by Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Presidium at the Russian Council for Foreign and Defence Policy.
"BRICS is facing what I would call a truly historic challenge. Trump cannot stand any associations—as a matter of principle, for reasons that are entirely rational and logical. That same attitude applies to #BRICS, which he deeply dislikes and repeatedly mentions. And he is right to do so, because he sees the beginnings of a group—so far just the beginnings, it’s yet to take shape—that could, in theory, create an alternative to American financial hegemony."
According to Lukyanov, the American leader’s recognition that US hegemony in the financial sphere is the "cornerstone of American global power" makes him ready to "ruthlessly root out anyone who even hints" at building an alternative to Washington’s influence in this domain.
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