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Polish PM Tusk calls trade wars a mistake amid US tariff plans. EU leaders brace for potential US trade levies, urging unity against global threats.
WARSAW (Reuters) - Any attempts at waging trade wars are a complete mistake, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he would impose hefty new tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China.
"Poland will for sure be a country that encourages common sense and caution. But we also have to say clearly that any plans to introduce customs and (wage) trade wars are a complete mistake," he told journalists.
"I hope that such a firm, clear, friendly, but tough European position will get across to the American administration."
EU leaders are meeting on Monday, bracing for the possibility that they too will face punishing U.S. trade levies.
"We must be unquestionably united. It is worth doing everything possible to ensure that in the face of a Russian threat or Chinese expansion, we do not fight between allies," Tusk told reporters before leaving for Brussels.
(Reporting by Pawel Florkiewicz and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Alex Richardson)
Donald Tusk stated that any attempts to wage trade wars are a complete mistake, emphasizing the need for common sense and caution.
Tusk expressed hope that a firm and clear European position would resonate with the American administration.
EU leaders are meeting to prepare for the possibility of facing punitive U.S. trade levies.
Tusk highlighted the importance of being united among allies to avoid conflicts, especially in the face of threats from Russia and China.
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