Ukraine Daily summary - Thursday, March 13 2025
Ex-envoy to Russia on Trump's negotiating strategy: 'incredibly bad' -- Trump said Ukraine is 'more difficult to deal with' than Russia; that might be about to change -- Ukraine doesn't trust Russia but wants to show readiness for peace -- Russian intelligence recruited teenagers for terrorist attack in western Ukraine -- Losing foothold in Russia's Kursk Oblast would be politically significant -- and moreTrump’s tariffs: “Canada fired back with new 25% retaliatory tariffs against…American steel, aluminum & other products as incoming prime minister Mark #Carney said he would meet #Trump when the US president shows “respect” for Canadian sovereignty & is ready to work on a common comprehensive approach to trade... Carney said the #steel & #aluminum tariffs imposed by Trump are “unjustified,” & that they breach the Canada-US-Mexico free trade deal.” | Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/politics/mark-carney-says-hell-meet-donald-trump-on-trade-when-theres-respect-for-canadian-sovereignty/article_748396be-ff49-11ef-9bfa-c361d1b540f0.html
Canadian ministers, Ontario premier to meet with Lutnick as #tariff fight continues. “#Ford says his goal for the meeting is to get a coherent sense of the Trump admin’s plans for tariffs… Trump expanded his global #tradewar on Wednesday by hitting every country…with 25% tariffs on #steel & #aluminum. …Trump [had] threatened to double those duties on #Canada but backed down after Ford agreed to halt a surcharge on #electricity…Ontario sells to 3 US states.” | CP/FreePress https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2025/03/13/canadian-ministers-ontario-premier-to-meet-with-lutnick-as-tariff-fight-continues
“#Canada will announce… [US]$20.7 billion in retaliatory #tariffs in response to the 25% #steel & #aluminum tariffs that…Trump has leveled… The European Union on Wednesday also announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on US industrial & farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel & aluminum imports to 25%.” | AP
https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-us-tariffs-steel-2517a6a2baf0596cb1a43d3a7d1e7939#
#EU retaliates against #Trump’s #tariffs as #TradeWar escalates
The #EuropeanUnion hit back Wed at Trump’s #steel & #aluminum tariffs w/its own levies, announcing tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of products, including bourbon & motorcycles, while warning of further retaliation.
The 27-nation bloc said its 2-stage response would target ~$28B in US exports. The announcement of the European measures came at the same time Trump’s tariffs took effect.
#economy #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/12/europe-tariff-retaliation-trump/
"We ‘must act’: Europe retaliates against Trump’s 25% tariffs on #steel and #aluminum imports"
#Canada #NAFTA #Tariffs #TradeWar #USA #Mexico #EU #Europe #NATO #News #Democrats #Enemy #MAGA #Fascism #Currency #Economics #Finance #Oil
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/we-must-act-europe-says-retaliating-against-trumps-tariffs.html
EU announces retaliatory tariffs worth €26 billion on US goods in response to Trump's steel and aluminum import duties, escalating trade tensions
#YonhapInfomax #EuropeanUnion #RetaliatoryTariffs #USTariffs #Steel #Aluminum #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=53896
EU retaliates against US steel and aluminum tariffs, escalating trade tensions and potentially impacting global markets
#YonhapInfomax #EuropeanUnion #RetaliatoryTariffs #USTariffs #Steel #Aluminum #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=53895
Trump placing 25% tariff on steel, aluminum after backing off 50% threat
> The White House said Tuesday U.S. President #DonaldTrump will go ahead with a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian #steel and #aluminum just after midnight, capping off yet another chaotic day of trade threats and 51st state taunts.
> Trump said earlier in the day he would hike the tariff rate on those metals to 50 per cent https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-canada-steel-alumimum-tariffs-1.7480309 #DonaldTrump #MAGA #CDNpoli #CANpoli #ONpoli #DougFord #Tariffs #Canada
Trump and Canada tariffs:
> In a post on X Ontario Premier #DougFord says he has spoken with #US commerce secretary #HowardLutnick and has agreed to suspend #Ontario’s tax on exports of electricity to #Michigan, #NewYork and #Minnesota. The two are set to meet in Washington Thursday
> #DonaldTrump said he is moving immediately to jack up tariffs to 50 per cent on all Canadian #steel and #aluminum, to take effect Wednesday, in retaliation for Premier Doug Ford’s move...
https://archive.fo/2025.03.11-185149/https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/trump-tariffs-canada/article_fbd77efe-fe87-11ef-aff6-6bf80c3baf29.html
#DJT doubles planned #tariffs on #Canadian #steel and #aluminum to 50% as #tradewar intensifies in retaliation for #Canada raising #energy import costs for #power sent to #usa
#Kudlow (and others in #finance) quoted saying situation spiraling out of hand , and clearly hurting #Economic recovery that has #srly stalled in past 40 days since drastic #GOP market meddling has roiled #WallSt confidence game.
#Trump says he will raise #tariffs on #Canada #metals to 50%
Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his commerce secretary to add an additional 25% tariff on all #steel and #aluminum coming into the #UnitedStates from Canada, bringing the total tariff on those products to 50%.
#RevengePolitics #economy #trumpcession #idiocracy #USpol #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-he-will-raise-tariffs-canada-metals-50-2025-03-11/
@GossiTheDog the trade war is not finished we have #steel and #aluminum happening on March 12th and then a new set of #tariffs set for April 2nd. Plus all the other imaginary trade irritants #Trump will bring up in the meantime #tradewar #freetrade #thereisnofreetrade
Trade war truce? Not so fast. Trump has Canada's auto sector in his sights https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trade-war-trump-plans-auto-sector-1.7477139 CBC by Alexander Panetta - "Fentanyl was not his main target. His team has made that clear" So he was lying- I know I shouldn't be surprised. #Steel and #Aluminum tariffs will be active March 12th. Then April 1st he has a new set of #tariffs #Trump wants all the auto manufacturing back in #US #freetrade #thereisnofreetrade #cdnpoli #uspol #uspoli #tradewar has just begun.