U.S. president Donald Trump stated that the discussions on Ukraine are going “all right” and that he has scheduled talks on this substance “with different parties”. He besides announced that he would "already" impose duties on EU goods and threatened that something "very powerful" would happen if the US did not regain the Panama Canal.
‘We deal with Ukraine and Russia”
During a ten-minute gathering with journalists on the plane of Andrews Airport in Maryland after returning from his weekend stay in Florida, Trump addressed a number of issues over fresh days.
We deal with Ukraine and Russia. We have scheduled meetings and talks with various parties, including Ukraine and Russia. And I think these discussions are going beautiful well.
— he reported without giving any additional details.
Customs duties on goods from the European Union
Speaking about his plans to impose further duties, Trump said that they could contact Britain – although he estimated that London could come to an agreement – but added that he would surely impose duties on goods from the European Union. The president of the United States has assessed the way the European Union treats the US as a "crime". He alleged that the US had a deficit of $300 billion in trade with the Union. (in fact, it amounts to just over 200 billion in trade in goods, while the US has a greater surplus in trade in services) and that it refuses to accept American cars and agricultural products. erstwhile asked for details, it did not specify either the possible work rate or the deadline for their introduction, but that this is to be ‘already’.
‘They owe us quite a few money”
Trump did not find whether he intended to respond to retaliation duties from Canada and Mexico, but announced that on Monday he would hold talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and president Claudia Sheinbaum.
I don't anticipate anything very dramatic. We've introduced customs. They owe us quite a few money, and I'm certain they'll pay.
He said. erstwhile asked about what these countries could do to get their duties removed, Trump replied that "sustain trade" and "stop people from coming in" to the US.
‘We will recover the Panama Canal”
Trump besides commented on Marco Rubio's visit to Panama, renewing his threats to the country.
China manages the Panama Canal. It was not handed over to China, it was handed over to Panama by folly. But they broke the agreement and we get it back, or something very powerful will happen.
“He said.
After a gathering with Rubio – who threatened to take indeterminate measures, if Panama did not get free of the "unacceptable" Chinese influence – president Panama Raul Mulino declared that he would end his cooperation with Beijing as part of the Chinese infrastructure task "Pasa and the Road" but ruled out the channel's surrender to US control.
The US president besides referred to Elon Musk's actions, which, despite his deficiency of formal role, took control of respective government agencies, including the payment strategy of the Ministry of Finance, and began to halt illegal payments from the budget, including abroad aid. Trump stated that Musk was doing a good job, although he pointed out that he would not always agree with him. However, he agreed with a billionaire in the assessment of the USAID aid agency, now the main nonsubjective of Musk's criticism, which he believes has been managed by "radically left-wing lunatics".
Trump besides announced a halting of aid to South Africa, Musk's homeland, for "terrible" actions against white farmers.
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