Why would a US election win for Trump cause concern in Europe?

A victory for Donald Trump in the US presidential election could upend relations with the EU on issues from trade to security and aid for Ukraine.

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00:00Donald Trump's agenda calls into question U.S. support for Kyiv as well as free trade.

00:13The tone is set.

00:14Mr. Trump has repeatedly said that he would end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours if

00:19elected.

00:21The cost of that to Europe would be high.

00:26One scenario is he would cut off the weapons supplies to Ukraine because he would want

00:32to forge a deal with Vladimir Putin over the heads of Ukrainians, over the heads of Europeans

00:39and bring a ceasefire and end to the war in Ukraine basically on Putin's terms.

00:48The Republican candidate also advocates a U.S. retreat into isolationism.

00:54At a rally in South Carolina, he even threatened not to defend NATO members that did not pay

01:00their dues.

01:24The former businessman also aims to apply a protectionist policy by raising custom duties.

01:30This would heavily impact European countries that export vehicles such as Germany.

01:54However the unpredictability of Donald Trump means that these campaign promises should

01:58be taken with a pinch of salt.

02:00He has been known to make threats in the past without following through with all of them.