Tusk Warns Russia to Expect More Expulsions: EU Summit Update
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European Union leaders discussed trade tariffs and Brexit on Friday after a late night as they were kept up waiting for confirmation from U.S. President Donald Trump that the bloc was indeed exempt from the new levies.
May scored a diplomatic win late Thursday as EU colleagues supported the U.K.’s assertion that Russia was to blame for the poisoning of a spy in Salisbury, England. Several EU countries, including the Czech Republic, are considering ousting some Russian diplomats, following the U.K.’s lead. Germany’s Angela Merkel said: “We are united in our language, but if necessary also to react together with further action.”