The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said Thursday that “there are many possibilities” that his country and the United Kingdom reach an agreement that allows London to be exempted from the reciprocal tariffs that Washington has promised to apply to discretion.
“He tried,” Trump replied when asked in a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, about whether the Labor leader wanted to convince him that the United Kingdom was exempt from paying the customs taxes that the Republican leader has assured that he will apply to all countries that execute what his government considers commercial barriers.
“There are many possibilities that we can reach a good agreement in which tariffs would not be necessary,” Trump added. The US president considered that he is “very receptive” for Starmer’s efforts and assured that all members of his government involved, such as vice president JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Besent and commerce Howard Lutnick’s trade, “They are working on it” to achieve “an agreement that would be fantastic.”
Shortly before the joint press conference, Trump already hinted at the oval office that the United Kingdom could get rid of customs rates, being a country where he himself has invested in golf courses.
For his part, Starmer said in the presidential office that bilateral trade is “fair and balanced”, with “American surplus” (11.9 billion dollars in favor of the North American country in 2024), and that therefore the situation is “different” with respect to that of the European Union (EU), which had a commercial surplus of 235.6 billion dollars with the US Trump has threatened to apply tariffs.
Trump ignores Starmer’s request for the US to grant security guarantees to Ukraine
Trump ignored this Thursday the request of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, so that Washington will provide to Kyiv Safety guarantees in military matters and argued that the mineral agreement With Ukraine it will be the only guarantee that the country needs in front of Russia.
Starmer deployed charism Invitation of King Carlos III For a state visit, as in a later press conference, in which he praised his “benevolence” for having created the “opportunity” of a “historical peace agreement” with Ukraine.
However, the British prime minister was also firm and reiterated several times the need for any peace agreement in Ukraine to be a pact “Durable” and “fair” for Kyiv.
One of the key moments of the appearance occurred when Starmer referred to World War II, a historical period that Trump refers frequently, to insist on the principle of the allies that, after the war, “we must win peace.”
“The story must be on the side of the peacemaker, not the invader”Starmer stressed. Despite his efforts, Starmer did not achieve his main objective in the White House: to persuade Trump that a lasting peace in Ukraine will only be possible if the United States grants security guarantees to kyiv, since its military power would act as a deterrent factor against a new attack by Russia.
The Natural Resources Agreement with Kyiv
Trump rejected those arguments and argued that the agreement on natural resources that he plans to sign this Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelenski, is the only guarantee that Ukraine needs.
According to the US president, this pact will make Washington have a specific economic interest in Ukraine, which, in his opinion, It will discourage Russia from undertaking future aggressions.
“We will be a barrier Because we will be there, we will be working there, “Trump said in the Oval Office. Subsequently, at the press conference, Trump boasted about the agreement, which said he will include oil, gas and rare earths, a key sector for technological development and currently dominated by China.
“I think we are going to dig, dig and excavate. I think we must do it,” said the smiling president. This pact, which Trump presents as compensation for the billions of dollars already sent in military assistance to Ukraine, does not include the specific security guarantees that Kyiv and his European allies have been claiming Washington due to the risk of a new Russian attack.
Starmer also did not get Trump to commit to the United States acting as a “barrier” against Russia in case, after a stop the fire, France, the United Kingdom and other countries deploy troops in Ukraine to maintain peace.
When asked about it at the press conference, Starmer described the conversation with Trump as “productive”, although he acknowledged that the US president prefers to first close an agreement and, only later, discuss how to guarantee its durability.
Both Starmer and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who met with Trump on Monday, have insisted that US logistical support would be crucial to support a European peace force and prevent situations such as a possible attack with Russian missiles that could cause the death of European troops and unleash an escalation of the conflict.
Source: Lasexta
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