Trudeau accuses Trump of trying to 'annex' Canada and appease Putin

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the US has launched a trade war against its ‘closest partner and ally’. Photograph: Adrian Wyld/ The Canadian Press via AP Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has accused US president Donald Trump of trying to appease Russia while launching a trade war against Canada. In a blunt news conference during his final days in office, Mr Trudeau said Canada would plaster retaliatory tariffs on more than 100 billion dollars of American goods in response to Mr Trump's 25 per cent tariffs. "Today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and…