Kallas Rebukes U.S. 'Euro‑Bashing' at Munich Security Conference
Kaja Kallas rejected U.S. warnings of 'civilizational erasure' at the Munich Security Conference, citing press freedom rankings and saying the EU will not set a Ukraine accession date as early as 2027.
Overview
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rejected claims that Europe faces "civilizational erasure" and condemned what she called "fashionable euro-bashing" at the Munich Security Conference, she said.
Her remarks followed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's conference speech saying Washington will work alongside Europe only if it adapts on migration, trade and increased defence spending, according to his speech.
Kallas challenged U.S. criticism of media freedom by noting Estonia ranks second and the United States 58th on the press freedom index, she said.
Five European intelligence agencies concluded Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a toxin derived from South American dart frogs and accused the Russian state, and the United States did not join their statement, officials said.
Kallas said the EU is not ready to give Ukraine a membership date and called accession as early as 2027 unrealistic, she said.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources report this exchange neutrally, distinguishing editorial voice from source content. They foreground direct quotes (e.g., Kallas rejecting 'woke, decadent Europe' claims and Rubio's security concerns), present both perspectives, and avoid loaded paraphrasing, using contextual facts (U.S. strategy language, Munich remarks) rather than editorializing.
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Marco Rubio warned of Europe's 'civilizational erasure' and stated that the U.S. will work alongside Europe only if it adapts on migration, trade, and increased defense spending.
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