# Haggling with Trump’s America, the Russian Diesel Deal and Yemen’s Civil War

https://mins.news/en/video/105283

- CNN, 2026-10-18 15:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ddslsUNCs

> Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses Canada’s relationship with the United States and how Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy has driven the two countries into an all-out trade war. Trump is also facing backlash, including from Republicans, over a Russian diesel deal that could provide Vladimir Putin with financial gains.

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