Seemingly unable to grasp that Trump would dare break with decades of politically correct tradition and turn his back on allies who continue to impose tariffs on US exports yet balk when the US retaliates in kind, Le Maire said on Saturday that Washington has just a few days to take urgent measures if it wants to avoid unleashing a full-scale trade war with its European allies.

“We still have a few days to avoid an escalation. We still have a few days to take the necessary steps to avoid a trade war between the EU and the US, and to avoid a trade war among G7 members,”  Le Maire told journalists after the conclusion of the G-7 meeting, according to Reuters.

He added that it is up to the US to make the first move:

“The ball is in the camp of the United States, it is up to the American administration to take the right decisions to smooth the situation and to alleviate the difficulties.”

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