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Catherine Ashton, former EU High Representative

Video. Former EU top diplomat says Trump understands trade as a ‘weapon’

Updated: 06/05/2026 - 12:41 GMT+2

Hours before negotiations in Brussels to get the EU-US trade deal over the line, the EU's former top diplomat and trade commissioner Catherine Ashton tells Euronews that Trump sees trade as a "weaponisation".

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