Overview
- António Costa said Washington must not interfere in Europe’s internal choices, responding to the Trump administration’s national security strategy unveiled on Friday.
- The U.S. document portrays European allies as weak and is read in Europe as tacitly favoring far‑right or so‑called patriotic parties.
- Costa argued the strategy prioritizes ending hostilities in Ukraine to restore strategic stability with Russia rather than pursuing a just and lasting peace.
- He cautioned that free expression relies on free information and criticized the notion of sacrificing citizens’ access to information to the interests of U.S. tech oligarchs.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed the U.S. strategy, as EU officials and intelligence warn that a Russian win in Ukraine could enable further attacks in Europe within three to five years.