@DavoMagic; US sanctions against Russia badly disrupted global trade causing major problems for western countries. Those US sanctions even breathed life into BRICS, wherein Russia is a key player.
Trump's latest would-be-bully-boy BS outburst threatening 100% tariffs against countries trading with Russia will also prove counter-productive. They'll pressure those countries into abandoning the West and pitching in their lot with BRICS while seriously undermining trust in the USA and trade with it.
BRICS has already doubled its membership with another thirty countries awaiting entry. It boasts 45% of the World's people and already exceeds the combined economies of the G7. Trump may well trigger the tripping point that marks the sinking of TACO's USS Titanic.
