The initiative, expected to be unveiled at an EU-Canada summit in Montreal beginning Oct. 29, would expand cooperation on everything from digital trade and critical minerals to defense, energy, technology, Ukraine, and wildfire response, according to a draft joint statement obtained by Politico.

Trump, and disdain for the U.S., has provided the impetus for Prime Minister Mark Carney, the quintessential globalist advised by individuals connected to the Democratic Party back in the states, to adopt a faux nationalism that has proved a big winner among Canadians.

Tech bosses from Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic signed a White House pledge on Tuesday to keep their AI in check, with no legal force behind it. In the EU, the same companies face fines of up to 3% of global turnover if they break the rules.

The European Union told Ukraine that it needed to show more democratic progress before it would disburse more of a €90bn ($103bn) loan. The war-torn country has asked for expedited support to ensure “financial stability”.

Shipping Belarus’ potash to the United States would undermine US-Canada trade and give Russia a chokehold on US agriculture.

The president of the ruling political party in Republika Srpska, a political entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, called upon President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to support the independence of Srpska in an exclusive interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation.

EU countries are set for crisis talks on soaring diesel prices, with officials warning a U.S. export ban could hurt Europe’s economic outlook.