US Security Strategy Labels EU "Anti-Democratic," But Brussels Calls Washington Its "Biggest Ally"

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated on Saturday that the United States remains Europe's "biggest ally." Her comment came in response to a new U.S. National Security Strategy that strongly criticized the European Union. The strategy document, published on the White House website, described the EU as "anti-democratic." It also said Europe lacks self-confidence and faces potential "civilisational erasure." The document further suggested Europe may one day cease to be a reliable U.S. ally. It set a U.S. goal of helping "Europe correct its current trajectory." Despite the sharp criticism, Kallas reaffirmed the alliance from Brussels' perspective. The strategy reflects the foreign policy stance of the Trump administration.