"Russia opposes trade wars in the world because they have a negative impact on all market participants," Russian President Dmitry Peskov's press secretary told reporters.
This is how he commented on the situation between the United States and the EU, including the decision of the US administration to introduce a 25% tariff on supplies of goods from the European Union.
„Of course, we would not like to see many trade wars in the world. Because one way or another, this will negatively affect all parties,” Peskov said in response to a question about how the Kremlin assesses the situation and whether Russia benefits from this.
The Kremlin representative recalled that currently Russia is focusing primarily on friendly countries, including its BRICS partners. "There we are building our modalities that best meet our interests and the interests of our partners. There we are trying to avoid tariff wars", the press secretary of the Russian president added.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre warned earlier that the US risks unleashing a destructive trade war if it imposes restrictions on imports of European goods. French government spokeswoman Sophie Prima explained that Europe does not want a trade war with the US, but is ready to respond if Washington introduces import duties.