The US Treasury Secretary urged countries not to take retaliatory measures against the duties

The countries' response to US President Donald Trump's decision on mirror duties will lead to escalation. This was announced on Wednesday, April 2, by United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in an interview with Fox News.

"My advice to every country right now is don't take retaliatory measures. Sit back, think about the situation, let's see what happens. Because if you take retaliatory measures, it will lead to escalation," he said in an interview with Fox News.

In addition, the minister explained that the Russian Federation has not been subjected to the imposition of duties, since the United States currently does not trade with it. He noted that the United States has already imposed sanctions on Russia.

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Earlier in the day, Trump announced that the United States would impose duties of 20% on goods from the European Union (EU), 34% on goods from the People's Republic of China (PRC) and a number of other countries.