Trump imposes 25% tariffs on the European Union

US President Donald Trump said the United States will impose a 25% tariff on the European Union, indicating that this decision will be announced soon, according to the American website "Fox News."

Trump's comment on the European Union

Trump added that the European Union refuses to purchase American cars and crops, explaining that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take effect on April 2. He also criticized the European Union, considering it to be founded to blackmail the United States, saying it was primarily created to "play with us."

In a related development, French President Emmanuel Macron will brief European Union leaders on Wednesday on the talks he held Monday with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, via video conference. The EU leaders are scheduled to meet.

Next Thursday, to respond to changes in US policy toward Ukraine, while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with President Trump at the White House tomorrow.

Competition between the European Union and the United States over Ukraine's wealth

This comes as competition escalates between the European Union and the United States over Ukraine's rare earth resources to support their economies. Stéphane Séjourné, the EU Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, told CNN that Ukraine is capable of supplying 21 of the 30 minerals the EU needs under the expanded arrangement.