BRUSSELS—European leaders, bracing for a fight with President Trump over the world’s most valuable trading relationship, said they are ready to strike back but prefer cooperation. Trump over the weekend announced punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico and made clear that U.

The EU’s 27 leaders, Britain’s prime minister and the head of NATO were in Brussels to brainstorm ways to ramp up European defence spending – a key demand that President Donald Trump has made to Ameri

European Union leaders gather on Monday to discuss how to bolster the continent's defences against Russia and how to handle U.S. President Donald Trump after his decision to impose tariffs on goods from Canada,

"There are no winners in trade wars. If … the U.S. starts a trade war, then the one laughing on the side is China," said the EU's foreign policy chief.

The threat of a transatlantic trade war loomed large Monday over a gathering of European leaders aimed at boosting the continent's defences in the face of an aggressive Russia.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, has said that trade tensions unleashed by US President Donald Trump will not harm the transatlantic alliance’s collective deterrence. NATO chief Mark Rutte made this statement on Monday shortly after meeting with British Premier Keir Starmer in Brussels.

Donald Trump has warned that the UK is “out of line” in its trade with the US but suggested the imbalance could be “worked out”.

Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Europe, European Union leaders are seeking unity on defense spending and a response to economic blackmail. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated in Brussels that EU state leaders and the EU itself "must do everything to avoid this totally unnecessary and stupid trade war.