President of the United States of America Donald Trump declared political war on the EU. This statement was made by the former chief diplomat of the European Union, Josep Borrell.

"Vance already made his contempt for Europe clear in Munich; Trump has now elevated it to the level of a National Security Strategy. This is a declaration of political war on the EU. He wants white Europe divided into nations, subordinate to his demands and electoral preferences," he wrote on social media. X .

According to him, European leaders must change their behavior towards the American president.

"European leaders must stop pretending that Trump is not our adversary, hiding behind a fearful and complacent silence, and instead defend the EU's sovereignty - technological, in the field of security and defense, as well as political," Borrell stated.

Trump's statements about Europe

Recently, US President Donald Trump has been making rather harsh statements about Europe and its leaders. In particular, he called Europe"decaying" group of countries, led by"weak" people. He accused European leaders of failing to control migration and end the Russian-Ukrainian war.

It is worth noting that the US recently updated its national security strategy . It says that Europe will face"civilizational erasure" due to decades of economic decline, as well as political and cultural failures. In Europe, commenting on such policies, they emphasize that they are still allies of the United States.