This is a declaration of political war against the EU. The United States wants to see a white Europe, divided into separate states, that submits to its demands, the Spanish politician wrote on the social network X, accusing President Donald Trump of turning “contempt” into official doctrine.

Borrell urged European leaders to stop denying that Trump is an “adversary” and to decisively defend the technological, military, and political sovereignty of the bloc, in a call to strengthen strategic autonomy in the face of an increasingly unpredictable ally.

The document, published on December 5, marks a formal departure from the doctrine of sole US responsibility in the global order, while expressing an intention to seek strategic stability with Russia and openly acknowledging differences with Europe.

Local analysts see the declaration as a reflection of the profound deterioration in transatlantic relations, while the strategy confirms a changing of the guard in relation to the old continent.

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