Summary

Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly canceled a planned meeting with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, citing “scheduling issues,” amid rising U.S.-Europe tensions.

Trump’s threats of higher tariffs, marginalization of EU input on Ukraine, and criticism of Europe’s migration approach have strained ties.

In a leaked memo, the administration insisted: “The United States cannot continue supporting a continent that drifts in an authoritarian direction. It’s bad for Europe and bad for us.”

The cancellation shows deepening transatlantic divisions.

  • @WilhelmStroker
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    6223 hours ago

    Which continent is drifting in an authoritarian direction???

  • MonsterMonster
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    2822 hours ago

    “drifting in an authoritarian direction”

    Seriously? They’re taking the piss pot and calling the kettle golden orange. Stop sending JD Vance over, stop Musk arse licking the far right AfD twats and stop repeatedly electing an authoritarian orange.

    • sepi
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      422 hours ago

      Stop sending lil marco the bootlicker

  • snooggums
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    2922 hours ago

    In a leaked memo, the administration insisted: “The United States cannot continue supporting a continent that drifts in an authoritarian direction. It’s bad for Europe and bad for us.”

    P R O J E C T I O N

  • @NegativeLookBehind
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    1423 hours ago

    sabotage

    /săb′ə-täzh″/

    noun

    1. The deliberate destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in a time of war.
    2. The deliberate attempt to damage, destroy, or hinder a cause or activity.
    3. Scamped work.
    4. Malicious waste or destruction of an employer’s property or injury to his interests by workmen during labor troubles.
    5. Any surreptitious destruction of property or obstruction of activity by persons not known to be hostile; – in war, such actions carried out behind enemy lines by agents or local sympathisers of the hostile power.
    6. A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

    transitive verb

    1. To damage, destroy, or hinder (something) by sabotage.

    verb

    1. To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful
  • @idiomaddict
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    822 hours ago

    Marco Rubio looks so fucking uncomfortable in every recent picture of him. He should probably stop doing things that make him feel like that.

  • @[email protected]
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    621 hours ago

    “Hide him quickly, she’s from Eastern Europe and wants to talk about Ukraine.” – someone from the Trump administration, likely

    • Skua
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      721 hours ago

      In terms of percentage of GDP, Estonia is the single biggest supporter of Ukraine

  • @A_A
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    020 hours ago

    The USA is a small island in Europe and identifying lies is important.