By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to escalate a global trade war with further tariffs on European Union goods, as major U.S.

Canada and EU strike back at tariffs as trade war escalates - The European Commission and Canada have both issued retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump’s trade war

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said as the United States is “applying tariffs worth 28 billion dollars, we are responding with countermeasures worth 26 billion euros,” or about $28 billion.