EU, U.S. raise cooperation to counter Ukraine war disruption

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and other guests pose for a family photo ahead of a dinner at the U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council summit in Paris, France, May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/POOL

The European Union and the United States agreed on Monday to cooperate more closely to counter disrupted supply of industrial commodities and food caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and to combat disinformation from Moscow.

Senior EU and U.S. officials convened in Paris for the second Trade and Technology Council, a forum initially seen as a transatlantic counterweight to China, but now with a clear focus also on Russia.