Austria urges Europe to negotiate with Trump

Europe should negotiate with the president USA Donald Trump and keep an open mind, rather than "moralizing sulk in the corner." This was announced on March 1 by Acting Chancellor and Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in an interview with the Austrian newspaper href="https://www.diepresse.com/19417907/schallenberg-trump-hat-ein-ziel-er-will-den-krieg-in-der-ukraine-beenden " target="_blank">Die Presse.

"Trump is a business man and has set goals for himself. Europe should have a dialogue with him about how he could achieve some of his goals in a different way. It would be wrong if Europe morally retreated to sulk in a corner," he believes.

At the same time, according to Schallenberg, Europe has every opportunity to influence the issue of conflict resolution on Ukraine, therefore, is obliged to participate in the peace process.

However, the acting chancellor stressed that in case of disagreement with the political position of the American leader, the European Union (EU) countries should not put up with this and "fight back."

"If Trump threatens to raise tariffs by 25%, Europe should also threaten at least 25%. And then we will negotiate. We are ready for this," Schallenberg concluded.

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