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EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas has fired a diplomatic salvo at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, rejecting his claims of "civilisational erasure" and asserting that Europe remains a robust power.

EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas has fired a diplomatic salvo at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, rejecting his claims of "civilisational erasure" and asserting that Europe remains a robust, desirable club for global partners.
The trans-Atlantic alliance showed cracks this weekend at the Munich Security Conference. In a sharp rebuttal to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's doom-laden speech, the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas declared, "Contrary to what some may say, woke, decadent Europe is not facing civilisational erasure." Her comments were a direct response to Rubio's assertion that Europe must defend its "civilization" against mass migration and return to traditional values—a talking point heavily influenced by the American culture wars.
Kallas, known for her iron stance against Russia, pivoted the conversation back to geopolitical reality. She noted that countries like Canada and Ukraine are desperate to join the European "club," proving that the EU's model of liberal democracy remains attractive. "We are not erasing ourselves; we are expanding," she implied.
Beyond the culture war skirmish, Kallas delivered a sobering assessment of the war in Ukraine.
The exchange highlights the widening ideological gap between Brussels and Washington. While the US drifts towards isolationist conservatism, Europe is digging in to defend the liberal international order. Kallas's defiance signals that Europe is prepared to chart its own course, even if it means clashing with its oldest ally.
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