08.04.2025 14:12
Donald Trump, who plunged the world economy into chaos with additional tariffs imposed on 185 countries, blackmailed EU countries for $350 billion. Trump stated that European Union countries must purchase $350 billion worth of American energy to be exempt from tariffs, saying, "They have to buy energy and they have to be determined to buy."
US President Donald Trump, who ignited the fuse of trade wars with additional customs duties ranging from 10 to 50 on 185 countries, has shaken the markets.
As world stock markets started the week with a sharp decline, losses were also experienced in gold, oil, and cryptocurrencies.
EU CUSTOMS DUTY BLACKMAIL
While the effects of the customs duty decision continue, a striking statement came from US President Donald Trump.
Trump stated that European Union countries must purchase $350 billion worth of American energy to be exempt from customs duties.
"THEY HAVE TO PURCHASE ENERGY"
Trump, who said, "We have a $350 billion deficit with the European Union, and this will quickly disappear," added, "One of the ways to easily and quickly eliminate this is for them to buy our energy. We can reduce it by $350 billion in a week. They also have to purchase a similar amount of energy and be determined to do so."
WHAT HAPPENED?
US President Donald Trump announced that his country would impose reciprocal tariffs on other countries starting from April 5, stating that the basic tariff rate would be above 10%, and customs tariffs would vary by country, taking into account "non-monetary barriers to trade and forms of fraud."