MUNICH
\nEU top diplomat Kaja Kallas pushed back Sunday against Europe \u201cbashing\u201d by the United States, as she said Russia must be forced to make concessions in talks to end the Ukraine war.
\n\u201cContrary to what some may say, woke, decadent Europe is not facing civilizational erasure,\u201d Kallas said on the last day of the Munich Security Conference.
\nUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday reassured allies by saying Washington and Europe \u201cbelong together\u201d \u2014 but insisted the continent must defend against mass migration to protect its \u201ccivilization.\u201d
\n\u201cThe message that we heard is that America and Europe are intertwined, have been in the past and will be in the future. I think this is important,\u201d Kallas said.
\n\u201cIt is also clear that we don\u2019t see eye to eye in all the issues, and this will remain the case,\u201d she said.
\nThe gathering in Munich has seen European officials insist the continent must take the lead on its defense in the face of an aggressive Russia and doubts over the reliability of the United States as President Donald Trump upends ties.
\n\u201cThere is an urgent need to reclaim European agency,\u201d Kallas said.
\nShe said European defense \u201cstarts in Ukraine\u201d and depends on how Russia\u2019s war ends as the United States pushes efforts to stop the fighting.
\n\u201cLet\u2019s be clear-eyed about Russia. Russia is no superpower,\u201d Kallas said, insisting the country was \u201cbroken.\u201d
\n\u201cThe greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield.\u201d
\nThe EU top diplomat called for the size of Russia\u2019s military to be capped, said Moscow must pay for damages caused, and be held accountable for war crimes.
\nFrance\u2019s Europe minister Benjamin Haddad backed up the calls for Europe to pay less attention to what the US says and focus on bolstering its own capabilities.
\n\u201cI think the worst lesson we could draw from this weekend is to say, well, I can cling to some love words that I heard in part of his speech and push the snooze button,\u201d Haddad said of Rubio\u2019s address.
\n\u201cFocus on what we can control, focus on our rearmament, on the support for Ukraine and the threat that Russia poses to all of our democracies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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