“Trump has been bullying the European Union for at least three years. EU countries every day listen to these attacks, seek to smooth out various contradictions as much as possible. But when American proposals become exorbitant and cause direct damage to the vital national European interests, they begin to evade pressure, ”he said.

According to the senator, “the United States has a very simple position - all of its competitors must stop competing with the United States in one way or another.”

“Washington wants everyone to be afraid of them. The whole arsenal is used for this - financial, economic, propaganda and military, ”Klimov said.

Earlier, Trump had threatened the European Union countries with imposing import duties on “many goods” if they did not agree to negotiate trade.