The US president signed an executive order on Friday to stop funding the American global broadcaster, following criticism from Elon Musk.

A decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to cut financing for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a U.S. domestic decision which does not really concern Russia, the Kremlin said on Monday.

The Czech Republic wants to discuss the future of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty at a meeting of European Union ministers on Monday, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said after U.S. funding for the news service was cut.

Senior members of the European Union’s executive arm and US officials spoke on Friday to explore ways to move forward after US President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs prompted a trade war.

As President Donald Trump continues inflicting expensive trading tariffs on countries outside the US, many are hitting back. On Thursday, Trump threatened extortionate tariffs on Europe. After calling the EU "one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the world" and claiming it was "formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States",