The latest situation in Chernihiv, Ukraine, which is close to the Belarusian border, was viewed by Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko and an MP. Mayor Atroshenko, drove around the burning vehicles and destroyed buildings and conveyed information about the latest situation in the city. “You see what this region is like. Here, a hit tractor is on fire. We are in a war zone. Going forward from here is not right. The Russian control center is located there. Behind these white houses is the cemetery. We are temporarily burying people elsewhere, not there. We have to keep some people who lost their lives in the morgue. We cannot clarify the number of those who lost their lives. The small area you see has been completely destroyed. What you see here happened in just two weeks,” Atroshenko said.
EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic warned that a proposed 30% US tariff on European goods would effectively amount to a trade ban, severely disrupting transatlantic supply chains.
Speaking ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Sefcovic expressed disappointment over a letter from US President Donald Trump that halted expected trade progress. “We were close to an agreement,” he said, but now “must prepare for all outcomes.”
The EU has delayed retaliatory measures on $72 billion worth of US goods until August 1, hoping for a negotiated resolution. Sefcovic emphasized that “no one wants a trade war,” while France urged faster preparation for countermeasures and Hungary blamed the EU Commission’s weak response to US pressure.
Danish and Lithuanian ministers echoed calls to avoid escalation but emphasized EU readiness to defend its interests.
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