BRICS Summit Currency Claim

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BRICS currency

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Posts misleadingly claim Russian leader unveiled BRICS banknote to member countries in Kazan

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Social media users claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a “BRICS currency” during the BRICS summit in Russia in October 2024 .

The claim is misleading; Putin only pushed for a financial system that would encourage international trade in local currencies over the US dollar.

The image that sparked the claim is authentic, but the “banknote” in Putin ’s hand was not real.

The souvenir was presented during a reception at the UAE embassy in Pretoria — South Africa’s administrative capital — to acknowledge the country’s status as one of the new member states of BRICS . Rogachev reportedly said the note was made in Russia ..

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