Overview
- President Trump followed the release of NSS 2025 with a Politico interview blasting Europe as “in decrepitude,” denouncing migration policies as a “disaster,” and saying Russia has the battlefield advantage.
- The National Security Strategy frames an America First posture, warns of Europe’s potential “effacement civilisationnel,” and prioritizes combating “mass migration” over broad interventions.
- EU figures, including European Council president António Costa, rejected Washington’s rhetoric as a threat of interference and insisted on European political sovereignty.
- After U.S.–Ukrainian talks, Washington’s proposal was reduced from 28 to about 20 points and divided into three tracks covering a framework agreement, security guarantees, and postwar reconstruction.
- Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to hold elections only with security guarantees from the United States and European partners, and he plans to send a revised response to the U.S. plan within hours.