The EU says the U.S. is resisting efforts to strike a trade deal and warned of countermeasures if no agreement is reached with U.S. by Aug. 1.

The European Union could target Boeing and whiskey-maker Brown-Forman under its plans for retaliatory tariffs if the bloc can’t reach a trade deal with the U.S.

EU trade ministers met in Brussels to discuss 30% tariffs announced by President Donald Trump over the weekend.

President Trump is pushing through with his tariff agenda, unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August. Trump on Thursday announced a 35% tariff on Canadian goods.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that Europe's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods has been delayed to allow more time for negotiations.

The European Union has prepared a €21 billion ($24.5 billion) list of tariffs on U.S. goods in case trade talks fail, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in an interview with Il Messaggero newspaper,

If a 30 percent tariff on Mexico goes into affect on August 1, a wide variety of foods will be more expensive, experts warn.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacrificed an estimated 1 million of his soldiers, killed and wounded, in a three-year campaign to crush Ukraine

The president said in a meeting with NATO’s leader that Kyiv will have new weapons and air defenses within days under the agreement.