The EU opposes the new US national security strategy interfering in EU policies

US published the new national security strategy, which sharply criticized EU policies last week. On Monday, the President of the European Council, Costa, stated that he opposed any "interference attempts" by the US in European policies.

Costa said during a speech at the Jacques Delors Institute, an European think tank: "The US threatens to interfere in European political life, which we cannot accept."

Surprisingly, Russia, which has been waging war on Ukraine for nearly four years, praised the US national security strategy. The Kremlin said on Sunday: "We note that many aspects of the adjusted US security strategy align with our views."

He added: "The US cannot replace European citizens in deciding which parties are good and which are not. The US cannot replace Europe in deciding its view of freedom of speech."

The Trump administration released a document on Friday, redefining the US national security strategy. Surprisingly, this document made very harsh attacks on its closest allies.

The new strategy of the Trump administration first targeted the European Union, accusing it of "undermining political freedom and sovereignty," reviewing freedom of speech, and suppressing political opposition. It criticized the collapse of birth rates in Europe and the "loss of national identity and confidence."

EU leader Costa stated that there are many differences between the EU and the US in their views of the world, but the aforementioned statements go too far.

Costa believed that the US security strategy continues to refer to the EU as an ally, which is good, but if we are allies, we should act like allies.

Although more voices within the EU are questioning the traditional relationship with the US, EU leaders pay particular attention to rhetoric when expressing this relationship.

Costa said: "The US remains our important ally and important economic partner, but our European sovereignty is unshakable. We respect each other's sovereignty."

Benjamin Adrien, French Minister of European Affairs, who attended the same meeting, responded: "No one can or should tell Europeans how to live and how to organize society."

He added: "Sovereignty is also a state of mind, first acknowledging our own strength, having our values, our civilization space, and our interests."

The accusations against Europe in the new US national security strategy echo the remarks made by the US Vice President in February. Vance shocked all Europeans at the Munich Security Conference with his speech, in which he claimed that freedom of speech was regressing on the European continent.

Source: rfi

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