The high representative of the European Union reacted to the words of the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the threat to Western civilization by mass migration and the supposed decadence of the continent.
The European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Kaja Kallas, on Sunday rejected the “blackening” of Europe by the United States and said that Russia must be forced to make concessions in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. AFP informs about it, writes TASR.
- Kaja Kallasová rejected the denigration of Europe by the United States
- She emphasized that Europe is not facing civilizational erasure
- According to her, European defense begins in Ukraine
- According to Kallasova, Russia must make concessions in negotiations about the war
Relations between Europe and the USA
“Contrary to what some say that Europe is ‘woke’ and decadent, it is not facing civilizational erasure,” Kallas said on the last day of the Munich Security Conference.
She responded to the words of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said on Saturday that the US and Europe “belong together”, but at the same time insisted that the old continent must defend itself against mass migration to protect its “civilization”. However, the EU foreign policy chief added that “the message we heard that America and Europe are connected, were and will be,” is important.
Kallasová: European defense begins in Ukraine
The meeting in Munich was marked by statements by European officials that the continent must take the lead in its defense, confront an aggressive Russia and also doubts about the reliability of the United States.
Kallas claims that European defense “starts in Ukraine” and depends on how the Russian war ends. “Let’s be realistic about Russia. Russia is not a superpower,” Kallas said, insisting the country was “weakened”.
The EU’s foreign policy chief also called for limits on the size of Russia’s military, saying Moscow must pay for the damage caused and take responsibility for war crimes.
