"Released on Friday, the document claims Europe faces civilisational erasure because of migration and warns that a censorious EU undermines political liberty and sovereignty. It says the US will cultivate resistance in the bloc to correct its current trajectory. Analysts said the document confirmed not just the Trump administration's hostility to Europe but its ambition to weaken it. Costa said the signal that Washington would back Europe's nationalist parties was unacceptable."
"What we cannot accept is the threat to interfere in European politics, he said. Allies do not threaten to interfere in the domestic political choices of their allies, the former Portuguese prime minister said. The US cannot replace Europe in what its vision is of free expression Europe must be sovereign. The strategy document was welcomed at the weekend by the Kremlin, which said it corresponds in many ways to our vision,"
The US national security strategy portrays Europe as facing civilisational erasure from migration and criticizes a censorious EU for undermining political liberty and sovereignty. The strategy states the US will cultivate resistance within the bloc to correct its current trajectory and signals willingness to support nationalist parties. Antonio Costa condemned any threat of interference in European politics and insisted allies must not interfere in domestic choices. The Kremlin welcomed the approach as aligning with its vision, while a €90m fine on X and Elon Musk's remarks further strained EU-US ties. Analysts link the approach to JD Vance's Munich speech and a broader transatlantic shift.
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