STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden sees the U.S. announcement of tariffs as the start of negotiations, in which the Nordic country aims to ultimately get as low tariffs as possible, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday stoked a global trade war by imposing sweeping tariffs on imports from allies and rivals alike, prompting the European Union to threaten the U.S with countermeasures unless a solution is found.
“Yesterday’s announcement is probably more damaging than many expected,” Kristersson told reporters at a press conference.
(Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Louise Rasmussen)
