{"id":721,"date":"2025-07-28T11:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T11:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=721"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:49:07","slug":"trump-wiped-the-floor-with-eu-medvedev-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/trump-wiped-the-floor-with-eu-medvedev-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump \u2018wiped the floor\u2019 with EU \u2013 Medvedev"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels has agreed to sweeping trade tariffs on European exports to the US and other concessions to avoid even higher duties<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new trade agreement between the US and the EU is \u201ccompletely humiliating for the Europeans,\u201d<\/em> former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said.<\/p>\n

The deal, announced on Sunday by US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, includes a requirement for EU member states to increase imports of American energy and defense products. It also imposes a blanket 15% tariff on EU exports to the US \u2013 terms accepted by Brussels to avoid even steeper trade penalties.<\/p>\n

In a social media post on Monday, Medvedev, who serves as deputy chair of the Russian Security Council, claimed that the terms of the deal meant Trump had \u201cwiped the floor with Europe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOne can only feel sorry for ordinary Europeans,\u201d<\/em> Medvedev wrote. He asserted that where Trump is seeking economic benefits for American businesses, EU leaders are motivated by an ideological anti-Russian sentiment, as the deal further cements Brussels\u2019 intention to terminate all purchases of Russian oil and gas.<\/p>\n

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EU submits to 15% Trump tariffs in new US trade deal<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Trump administration has used tariffs as a tool to confront what it considers unfair trade practices and chronic deficits in trade with key partners. In the absence of a deal, EU products could have faced tariffs as high as 50%. Last week, Brussels prepared a list of US goods it was ready to hit with retaliatory duties if negotiations collapsed.<\/p>\n

Medvedev and other senior Russian officials have repeatedly portrayed EU leaders as politically weak and overly compliant with Washington\u2019s agenda, often at the expense of their own economic interests.<\/p>\n

Russia has been especially critical of the EU\u2019s break from Russian energy supplies, a move initiated as part of sanctions over the Ukraine conflict. Moscow contends that the resulting shift to more expensive US liquefied natural gas has contributed to the deindustrialization of major European economies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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