Updated On: 20 January, 2026 03:41 PM IST | Washington | AFP
Donald Trump threatened 200 per cent tariffs on French wine and champagne after France said it does not intend to join his proposed “Board of Peace”, a panel initially linked to Gaza’s rebuilding, while Russia’s Vladimir Putin has been invited

French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump. FILE PIC
Donald Trump on Monday threatened 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne over France's intentions to decline the US leader's invitation to join his "Board of Peace."
The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory.