TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States and the European Union had reached agreement on a trade deal that includes a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S. and significant EU purchases of U.S. energy and military equipment.

The European Union is freezing $1.7 billion in aid to Ukraine because President Volodymyr Zelensky approved a bill curbing the war-torn nation’s top anti-corruption agencies.

US President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen confirm the deal after "tough negotiations" in Scotland.

President Donald Trump is meeting Sunday with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, taking a break from golfing in Scotland to discuss trade.

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met in Scotland on Sunday to iron out a US-EU trade deal. Without an agreement, the EU was due to get hit with a 30% tariff rate on Aug.

The European Commission will probably not impose a so-called excessive deficit procedure on Germany for breaching the EU's budget deficit cap this year, Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told the Financial Times.

Exemption for higher defence spending will help Berlin avoid corrective measures, says bloc’s economy commissioner