In a conference room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in the city of Jeddah, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Michael Waltz, the U.S. national security adviser, sat down with a delegation from Kyiv led by Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.

President Trump said he would double steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada amid a fight with Ontario over higher electricity costs for Americans.

Trump also won consent for his trade wars from House Republicans, who approved language to make it much harder for Congress to block the tariffs.

CANADA HAS A BETTER COST BASIS BECAUSE OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER IN CANADA. THE COST TO A CUSTOMER TO GET ALUMINUM INTO THE U.S. IS THE PRICE OF ALUMINUM WE SEE PLUS A DELIVERY PREMIUM CALLED THE MIDWEST PREMIUM.

President Trump has escalated tensions with Canada by threating to impose significant tariffs on imports like dairy and lumber. In retaliation, Canada has announced its own tariffs on U.S. goods. The situation is now further complicated by political developments in Canada where they’ve elected a new prime minister.