The Foreign Minister announced Canada's rapprochement with the EU due to US duties and the situation in Ukraine

Canada is moving closer to the European Union (EU) in connection with the situation on Ukraine and trade duties The United States, which has strained Canadian-American relations. This was announced on Thursday, March 6, by the head of the Canadian Foreign Ministry, Melanie Joly, during a press conference, which was videotaped by the TV channel href="https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/minister-joly-discusses-canada-us-relations?id=db867f67-4519-4530-b2c3-58337de02330">CPAC.

" We should be getting closer to the EU. We have a free trade agreement with the EU. ... and obviously, given what is happening in Ukraine, we are getting closer and closer to the Europeans," Joly said.

The diplomat added that discussions on the duties imposed between the parties are continuing. At the same time, Ottawa is not going to sacrifice its interests, the Canadian Foreign Minister stressed.

"We will never negotiate to our detriment," Joly said.

In addition, the diplomat announced the imminent arrival of a new Canadian prime Minister. According to her, the state's economic plan will be a big issue.

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Since March 4, 2025, the United States has sharply increased duties on goods from China, Mexico and Canada.

February 1, the President of the United States Donald Trump signed a decree on the introduction of trade tariffs in the amount of 25% on goods from Canada, China and Mexico. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the introduction of US duties href="https://iz.ru/1848836/2025-03-04/triudo-nazval-vvedenie-poshlin-ssha-nachalom-torgovoi-voiny-protiv-kanady?main_click"> the beginning of a trade war against the country. He also announced the introduction by Ottawa of 25 percent duties on imports from the United States worth $125 billion in 21 days. Trump, in turn, on March 5 He accused Trudeau of politicizing the problems with duties for the sake of power.

On January 6, Justin Trudeau announced that He will leave the post of chairman of the Liberal Party after the election of a new leader. He shared that he would not be able to be the leader in the next elections due to internal strife.