Overview
- In an interview with the Financial Times, the EU foreign policy chief said Washington "doesn't like the European Union" and seeks to split member states.
- She said the U.S. approach mirrors tactics used by the bloc’s adversaries.
- Kallas urged European governments to shun bilateral dealings with Trump and present a single EU position.
- She acknowledged Europe must keep buying U.S. defense equipment for now but pressed for investment to build a stronger European defense industry.
- Her remarks come as the U.S. launches trade investigations into the EU and others that could bring new tariffs by summer after a Supreme Court ruling curtailed earlier measures.