The US president, Donald Trump, threatened to impose a 200 per cent tariff on French wines and champagnes in response to Paris’s refusal to join Trump’s
proposed board of peace, a US-backed plan aimed at ending the war in the Palestinian territory. Responding to French President Emmanuel Macron’s refusal to join the board, Trump said, “ Well, nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon.” He further said, “I will impose a 200 per cent tariff on French wines and champagnes, and Macron will join the board of peace.” Trump shared a screenshot of a message sent by Macron to him, in which Macron asked him to invite Ukraine to the meeting, along with Denmark, to discuss the disagreements over Greenland. In his messages, Macron said, “We are totally in line with Syria. We can do great things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” as reported by Times of India. Further proposing a meeting to reach unanimity, Macron said, “I can set up a G7 meeting after Davos in Paris on Thursday afternoon. I can invite the Ukrainians, the Danish, the Syrians and the Russians in the margins.” Macron further added, “Let us have a dinner together in Paris together on Thursday before you go back to the US.” Macron, reacting to Trump’s comments on wine tariffs, said, “Tariff threats to change our foreign policy are unacceptable and ineffective.” Reutors reported quoting sources close to the French president. The White House has confirmed a long list of countries that have also been invited to join the board of peace. The group is being positioned as a new international peacekeeping body, with US President Trump as the chairman of the board, as per the statement by the White House. Also Read: Trump Calls Out UK’s ‘Act Of Great Stupidity’ On Diego Garcia, Warns Of NATO Weakness The list includes Russia, Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Paraguay, Argentina, Albania, India, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Pakistan, and Hungary. The countries that have confirmed receiving the invitation include Brazil, Italy, and Romania.
