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NPR News: 07-12-2025 7PM EDT

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🗓️ 12 July 2025

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Mexico says the proposed new tariffs by President Trump are unfair.

0:27.3

MPi-Peralta reports, officials say they're in negotiations to stop them from going into effect.

0:33.8

Mexico's economy minister, Marcelo Ebrard, was in Washington on Friday meeting with U.S. officials.

0:39.3

Ebrar says they were already negotiating on economic issues as well as security and migration.

0:44.3

Saturday, President Trump said he intended to slap 30% tariffs on Mexican imports.

0:49.3

Ebrard called the move unfair and said they hoped to reach an alternative understanding before August 1st when the tariffs are supposed to go into effect.

0:58.4

Trump has threatened similar tariffs in the past, but every time he's walked away from them.

1:03.1

Indeed, census data and Mexican government data shows the vast majority of Mexican imports to the U.S.

1:08.6

continue to pay zero tariffs. Adipralta, Empire News, Mexico City.

1:14.3

Meanwhile, Trump says he will also impose a 30% tariff on the European Union. He acknowledged a

1:19.8

close relationship with both Mexico and the EU, but says the trade deficit with the EU is too high.

1:26.2

It also takes effect August 1st. The U.S. has restored military

1:30.5

aid shipments to Ukraine. And peers Hannah Palomarenko reports from Kiev that Ukraine's

1:35.8

president, Vladimir Zelensky, says more work on the agreement with Washington will take place next week.

1:41.6

President Zelensky said in an evening address that Ukraine is

1:45.4

working with the partners on new supplies, increased weapons production in the country, and

1:50.5

equipping the army. He emphasized that amid a previous pause in weapons deliveries from the U.S.,

1:56.8

Ukraine received a positive signal. According to all reports, aid shipments have been restored, he said.

2:04.9

Zelensky also added that they will continue to discuss military aid with the U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg,

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