NATO allies and defense officials have expressed bewilderment at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland.

Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union by accusing those countries of violating a trade deal.

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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - European Union negotiators were expected to agree on Tuesday to scrap import duties on U.S. goods to comply with the trade deal struck with the United States last year and ward off U.

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from White House in Washington, April 1, 2026. Doug Mills/The New York Times/AP By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer Donald Trump has long questioned the value of the United States’ military and security ...

Nato allies and defence officials have expressed bewilderment at President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 US troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the same number of forces to be pulled out of Europe.

The European Union finalized the text of its long-delayed US trade deal after months of negotiations, clearing a major hurdle to ratifying the pact before President Donald Trump’s threatened deadline to impose higher tariffs.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday welcomed a provisional agreement on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods.