The United States Vice President JD Vance said there was a “good possibility” that a commercial agreement could be reached with the United Kingdom, since the dust continues to establish itself from the world commercial shaking of the United States.
“We are certainly working very hard with the Keir Starmer government,” Vance said in an interview on Monday with the Unherd website.
The global stock market has been shaken by turbulence since April 2, after President Donald Trump announced tariffs about almost all countries.
The US commercial policy maneuver included 10% of the “baseline” rate on All imports from the United KingdomFrance and other long -standing commercial partners.
The governmental sources of the United Kingdom have suggested that recently conversations with the US. In a commercial agreement they have good progress. It is understood that any agreement would focus on more than tariffs with speed and cover elements of trade both in goods and services.
In Vance’s broad interview with Unherd, he suggested that a commercial agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom would be easier to land than with other European countries due to “a much more reciprocal relationship.”
He mentioned Germany as an example of a country that exported strongly to the United States, but in comparison was “quite difficult with many US exports.”
After Trump announced his “Day of Liberation” tariffs, the stock markets worldwide fall, with billions of annihilated dollars of the US stock market. UU. In later days.
Since then, the president has made some exemptions, and Securities markets on Monday He showed signs of recovery, Altheheh are still low in the month.
Vance said that any implementation of a new system will cause “nervous” financial markets and that Trump is committed to tariff strategy as “a long -term game.”
“What we are because it is to see lower commercial deficits, really in all areas,” Vance said.
The vice president also expressed affinity for Europe, after the derogatory comments between and other US officials were Filtering of a private chat.
“I love Europeans. I have repeatedly said that I think the American culture of European culture cannot be separated,” Vance said.
Hello, it also emphasized the points that he and the White House did repeatedly, saying that Europe needs to better strengthen their own own defense.
“It is not of interest to Europe, and it is not of interest to the United States, that Europe is a permanent vasallamallamico of the United States,” Vance said.
Vance is to address war in Ukraine and the criticism that the United States could be too cozy with the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
He reiterated the messages of the administration that to end the war “you have to try to understand” on both sides.
“That does not mean that you morally support the Russian cause, or that you support the large -scale invasion,” Vance said.
“But you have to try to understand what their strategic red lines are, in the same way that you must try to try to make Ukrainians try to get out of the conflict,” he continued.
On Sunday, Russia launched its most mortal attacks against Ukraine this year, killing at least 35 people and causing President Volodymyr of Ukraine Zensky to invite Trump to visit his country Before any agreement with Russia is reached.