US President Donald Trump said that the offer from the European Union to endure duties on industrial goods in trade with the United States is not enough. He also ruled out the suspension of customs, although he stated that “great progress” has been taking place in commercial conversations with various countries.
Donald Trump asked during a meeting with the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu For the EU “zero for zero” proposal regarding duties on industrial goods and cars, he said it was insufficient.
The US president again accused the European Union with the “use” of the United States and the fact that the EU treats the US “very unfair”. He assessed that the community “was formed to create a united strength against the United States in the matter of trade.” – It was so until I took office. Most countries did not even pay contributions on NATO. We finance their defense and they cheat us in trade. This is a terrible combination – he added.
– European Union He treats us badly. They do not buy cars or other goods from us, and they send millions of cars to us – he said.
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Trump wants to sell energy to Europe
– These relationships must be honestly, each other, and they are not fair. We have a deficit with the European Union in the amount of $ 350 billion, but it will disappear quickly – assured Trump.
– One of the ways in which it can happen quickly is to lead to a situation that they will have to buy energy from us because they need it. They will have to buy it from us. We can beat $ 350 billion in one week. They have to buy and commit to buy a similar amount of energy – said Trump.
In fact, the surplus of the European Union in trade in goods from the USA is about $ 150 billion, the US has a surplus in the trade in services of $ 100 billion.
– We are making great progress with many countries, and the countries that really used us now say: please, let's negotiate. Do you know why? Because they get hard because of what is happening. They are strongly beaten. They are devaluated as countries – said Trump.
When asked why He did not impose duties on goods from RussiaTrump replied that because “in practice he does not do business with Russia because they are in war.”
The US president also assessed that talks with Ukraine They are “a little close to success”, but he noted that “he doesn't like it all this bombardmenthe saw during the last week. “
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