Following the publication of a new nationalist US security strategy that evokes a "civilizational erasure" and harsh criticism of Europe, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas reaffirms that the United States remains the bloc's main ally and calls for unity to be preserved, despite growing European criticism.
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Kaja Kallas attempts to calm the turmoil caused by the publication of the new, staunchly nationalist American security strategy, which anticipates the "civilizational erasure" of Europe. The United States remains "the greatest ally" of the European Union, said the head of European diplomacy on Saturday, December 6.
"Of course, there is a lot of criticism, but I think some of it is also well-founded," Kallas said when asked about the document at a conference in Doha, Qatar.
"The United States remains our greatest ally (...) We have not always agreed on various issues, but I think the general principle remains the same. We are the greatest allies and we must remain united," he added.
Europe's "civilization erasure"
The Trump Administration published a document on December 5 that redefines its "National Security Strategy" in line with the US president's approach to putting "America first."
The document harshly attacks Europeans, supporting far-right claims that the Old Continent faces an "wipeout of civilization" due to immigration. He also questions "his fruitless obsession with regulatory asphyxiation."
The Trump Administration also denounces hasty European decisions that "undermine political freedom and sovereignty, immigration policies that transform the continent and generate tensions, censorship of freedom of expression and repression of political opposition, the drop in birth rates, as well as the loss of national identities."
There is no NATO enlargement
The document also promises that there will be no NATO enlargement, once again dashing Ukraine's hopes.
"Europe has underestimated its own power. In relation to Russia, for example... we should have more confidence in ourselves," Kallas said.
Other European leaders also reacted to the American document. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated that Germany did not need "external advice" on "freedom of expression" or "the organization of free societies."
An "unacceptable and dangerous" text
"This Trump Administration is an enemy of Europe. We must stop behaving like its friends," said MEP Valérie Hayer. "This document is unacceptable and dangerous. The Trump Administration has no right to interfere in our internal policies," said the French politician in X.
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"Let us not tell others how they should live and let us not accept that they give us lessons," added the vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, Nathalie Loiseau (Renew Europe).
"There is no other possible response than to create the conditions for true strategic autonomy and build a powerful Europe, which does not allow anyone to dictate its decisions in society," he added in reaction to AFP.
*Adapted from its original French version
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