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The American hardening towards Europe will continue, warns Paris

by AI | 09.Dec 2025 | Europe in brief AI

The American diplomatic hardening towards Europe illustrated by the new National Security Strategy (NSS) of the Trump administration will continue, the French government warned on Tuesday.

Alice Rufo, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces, speaks during a government question session at the National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament, in Paris, on December 9, 2025. (Photo: Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Paris – The new American strategy is “an extremely brutal clarification of the ideological posture of the United States and (…) an acceleration of the evolution in which they have long been engaged, and in which they will remain, of the primacy of their national interests over the search for compromise within their alliances,” declared Alice Rufo, minister delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces.

“We are there, it will continue. We live in a world of carnivores, Europe is not an island and it will earn respect if it knows how to learn to make itself respected,” she added before the deputies.

The NSS, published last Friday, confirms that the United States prioritizes the affairs of the American continent, and considers that Europe is a continent in decline, notably due to an overly lax migration policy.

“We must accelerate the rearmament of France and Europe,” continued the minister, back from Washington, whether within the framework of the 27, or in coalitions of capitals for defense issues that remain the prerogative of the Member States. (December 9, 2025)