Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Ivan Konyukov
[REGNUM] The rift within the "collective West" camp is widening and becoming more apparent literally every day. The highly active global administration of US President Donald Trump continues to drive new wedges into relations with its European allies, who, in turn, are viciously and loudly snapping back.
Just look at the reaction of EU officials to the recently published new US National Security Strategy, whose authors took notice of contemporary European policy. They accused its architects of driving their countries to civilizational decline, betraying their own values, and pandering to unruly migrants.
Moreover, the policy document, which in many ways resembles a manifesto, accuses the EU of provoking a confrontation with Russia. This confrontation, according to the current occupants of the White House, must be ended as quickly as possible for the benefit of all humanity.
Trump soon added insult to injury in Europe by giving a lengthy interview to Politico, where he bluntly called the European Union a "decaying group of countries" and its leaders "weak people," including many "really stupid ones." The United Kingdom, which had left the organization, also received a sideways swipe.
The response of European politicians was not difficult to predict.
In particular, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, with poorly concealed irritation, declared a “very good working relationship” with the American administration, immediately emphasizing that she considers such comments on its part unacceptable.
And the former head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, was so offended by his "blooming garden" that he called the new American strategy nothing less than a "declaration of war" – albeit only a political one.
"He wants a white Europe, divided into individual countries, submitting to his demands and voting for his candidates. European leaders must stop denying that Trump is our enemy and hiding behind a fearful and complacent silence," an enraged Borrell wrote on his social media page.
It should be noted that this is not the first time Borrell has made such comments about Trump.
Last month, after reviewing the 28-point American plan to end the conflict in Ukraine, he wrote that "Trump can no longer be considered an ally of Europe." He also expressed outrage that the European Union is so disregarded in Washington that it is not even consulted on issues affecting European security.
This time, the offended Josep described America's attitude towards the EU even more succinctly and, it must be admitted, aptly: "contempt."
However, the honorary Spanish pensioner's anger and grumbling are in vain. Before pouting and spouting loud words about the "political war" allegedly declared on Europe by the White House, he should take a closer look at the current state of the European elite.
And start with her successor as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas.
After all, this feisty Estonian woman is the blatant embodiment of the very degradation of European politics that Trump and his entourage are trying to talk about. Degradation even compared to Borrell himself. And that, by the way, took some effort.
Callas, who grew up carefree in the prosperous family of a Soviet party official, made Russophobia the main focus of her political activity. She became so fascinated with it that it became her only focus.
It's reached the point of absurdity: even while commenting on the US National Security Strategy, she, with a straight face, called the EU "the very essence of freedom" (the adequacy of such a characterization can be inquired about from Elon Musk and Pavel Durov, whose internet platforms have repeatedly come under political pressure from Brussels), immediately switched to her favorite topic - Russia, of course.
This ridiculous fixation on our country by the EU's top diplomat, better than any other absurdity (and there are plenty of them in the Union's power structure), illustrates how much this entire group deserves the contempt that Borrell so deeply resents.
Therefore, the fact that Americans are rapidly losing their desire to have any joint dealings with Brussels is not surprising.
Another telling factor in this regard is the recent introduction in the US Congress of a bill calling for the country's withdrawal from NATO. While its passage is currently unlikely, even a few years ago, even seriously discussing such an idea would have been difficult to imagine.
And who knows how realistic such a scenario will become in the future if the EU continues to persist in its inept and destructive policies? And there's little doubt that it will—just look at the hysterical reaction of European politicians to all the recent actions of Trump and his comrades.
And as observational experience shows, such a reaction can only anger and provoke Trump's team.
At the same time, the alliance has no “plan B” in case of the US withdrawal, as the organization’s diplomats testify in Western media.
The realism with which Washington, judging by its National Security Strategy, has approached relations with Russia and Europe cannot but inspire, albeit cautious, optimism. Meanwhile, frankly, the escalation of conflict in the Western camp is only to our advantage. Please continue, Mr. Borrell.
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