BRICS is not going away. Far too many countries that are in BRICS are already trading in their own currencies. Sovereign Nations cannot and will not live in fear knowing if they upset the US they will be sanctioned. Also Russia is the world's leading natural resource giant with $75 Trillion in Natural Resources. Russia doesn’t need any other country to survive. Being in BRICS allows them to trade with other BRICS nations. Also BRICS has far greater populations than the G7 nations. Could it be that what Putin means is that Russia and the US trade in their own currencies? Just sayin.

BRICS is not going away. Far too many countries that are in BRICS are already trading in their own currencies. Sovereign Nations cannot and will not live in fear knowing if they upset the US they will be sanctioned. Also Russia is the world's leading natural resource giant with $75 Trillion in Natural Resources. Russia doesn’t need any other country to survive. Being in BRICS allows them to trade with other BRICS nations. Also BRICS has far greater populations than the G7 nations.