President Donald Trump has threatened BRICS countries, warning them against replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency and telling them, "Go find another sucker nation." Newsweek has contacted the White House and the foreign ministries of major BRICS members Brazil,

The grouping does not have a common currency, but long-running discussions on the subject have gained some momentum.

BRICS doesn’t plan to create a new common currency to replace the dollar, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.