The [[BRICS]] group, led by Russia and China began building an international finance and trading system that does not rely on dollars, that uses countries’ local currencies, gold, oil, or other assets to trade. The U.S. abuse of economic sanctions to [[blackmail]] and punish other countries that did not bend to America's will added to the impetus. | The [[BRICS]] group, led by Russia and China began building an international finance and trading system that does not rely on dollars, that uses countries’ local currencies, gold, oil, or other assets to trade. The U.S. abuse of economic sanctions to [[blackmail]] and punish other countries that did not bend to America's will added to the impetus. |