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Von der Leyen says Europe is drawing up ‘precise’ plans to send troops to Ukraine, FT reports  Reuters Europe has ‘pretty precise’ plan to send troops to Ukraine, von der Leyen says  Financial Times Ukraine war briefing: Europe drawing up plans for troop deployment; Zelenskyy vows retaliation for drone strikes  The Guardian Trump in talks to deploy private army to Ukraine  The Telegraph Ukraine …

The pact caps most U.S. tariffs on EU goods at 15 percent, including on cars and pharmaceuticals, and carves out exemptions for generics and aircraft parts. Critics, including former World Trade Organization boss Pascal Lamy, have warned the accord risks undermining Europe’s credibility as a defender of rules-based trade. But von der Leyen insisted the EU had secured a unique …

Trump said any accord would not include pharmaceuticals. He ruled out the possibility that tariffs applicable to the EU would be below 15 percent. And he took aim at European cars, saying incorrectly that American auto makers were not allowed to sell into the EU market. Sitting alongside Trump in the club ballroom, von der Leyen said she was “very …

Trump, EU’s von der Leyen to meet on Sunday to clinch trade deal  Reuters Trump Administration: Latest News and Live Updates  The New York Times Threat of US-EU trade war looms as Trump and top European official plan talks in Scotland  AP News EU delegation poised for Trump trade talks in Scotland  The Guardian What Europe’s response to a no-deal with Trump could look …

EU diplomats briefed on the matter told POLITICO they are expecting a 15 percent U.S. baseline tariff deal before Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline. “Everyone is quite tense,” said an EU diplomat. ‘They kept coming back’ Trump announced tariffs on 60 trading partners in April, ranging up to 50 percent. The U.S. president said any deal with the EU countries will have …