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Donald Trump threatened on Friday to impose 50 percent tariffs on EU goods from 1 June, citing a lack of progress in trade negotiations. In a phone conversation with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, the US president however agreed to delay the move until 9 July after von der Leyen said she was ready to advance the talks "swiftly and decisively". European media take stock.

Russia launched a massive offensive with hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles against Ukraine on the weekend. At the same time the two war parties completed a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap which began on Friday - the biggest exchange since the war began. European commentators discuss the situation.

The dispute between President Trump and elite US universities continues to escalate: after accusing them of failing to take sufficient action against pro-Palestinian demonstrations, Trump threatened to cut funding and ban Harvard from accepting foreign students. The latter has been temporarily blocked by a court injunction. Commentators examine the root causes of the row.

US President Donald Trump confronted his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa with claims about the systematic murder of white farmers in South Africa during a White House meeting last week. The 'evidence' he presented is controversial: according to Reuters news agency, one of the images used to back up the accusations was a still from a video of a mass burial in the Democratic Republic of Congo. European commentators weigh in.