Kremlin: (On the question of whether Ukraine can join the European Union) This is the sovereign right of any country, and we will not make any mandatory provisions on it.
The European Union's executive commission said on Friday it would respond "firmly and immediately" to tariff increases resulting from US President Donald Trump's proposed "reciprocal" trade policy, calling it unjustified and a step in the wrong direction. "The European Union maintains some of the lowest tariffs in the world and there is no reason for the US to increase tariffs on European Union exports," the commission said in a statement. More than 70 per cent of imports enter the European Unio...
Mr. Trump said last week that he would "absolutely" impose tariffs on the European Union. The European Union said it would "resolutely respond" if the United States imposed tariffs on the European Union, the latest sign of discontent with President Trump's trade policies, whose effects are spreading around the world. The use of tariffs is "harmful to all parties" and the European Union has expressed regret over Mr. Trump's decision to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.