Global Tensions Peak: Leaked Trump Plan to Break EU Surfaces as Ukraine Peace Pressure Mounts; NATO Warns of Need to Prepare for World War
US Strategy Explicitly Targets European Union as Adversary, While UK and NATO Chiefs Call for National War-Time Readiness Against Russian Threat
Leaked Strategy Confirms Trump’s Plan to Fragment EU
A confidential, sweeping draft of the U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) under the Donald Trump administration has confirmed Europe’s worst fears: Washington is deliberately pursuing a policy aimed at undermining the European Union. Leaked passages from the document openly cast the EU as a “cultural adversary” and warn that Europe faces “civilizational erasure” due to migration and integration policies.
The strategy outlines an unprecedented policy of meddling in European domestic politics, explicitly stating that the US will support and “cultivate resistance” among “patriotic European parties” (a reference to far-right, ultranationalist groups) to accelerate the fragmentation of the bloc. This move aligns the US directly with Moscow’s long-standing geopolitical goal of a fragmented, weakened Europe that is easier to dominate and control through bilateral dealings. European leaders have condemned the strategy as an act of hostility that seeks to replace decades of transatlantic alliance with a transactional, adversarial relationship.
Pressure Builds on Kyiv for Russia-Favorable Peace Deal
Compounding the crisis of transatlantic trust is the confirmed existence of a 28-point draft peace proposal for Ukraine, reportedly crafted by Trump’s envoys in coordination with Russian officials. The document, which has been leaked and widely reviewed by international media, calls for sweeping territorial concessions from Ukraine, including the de facto recognition of Russian annexations in Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk, a freeze on current front lines, and an explicit renunciation of future NATO membership.
European and Ukrainian leaders have firmly rejected the pro-Russian terms, which they argue would reward aggression and leave Ukraine perpetually vulnerable. However, sources within Washington indicate that the Trump administration is pressuring Kyiv to accept the framework, threatening to cut off vital military and intelligence support should Ukraine refuse to “play ball,” suggesting the US priority is an “expeditious cessation of hostilities” over a just or sustainable peace.
UK and NATO Leaders Call for National War-Time Readiness
In light of the escalating geopolitical instability and the uncertainty surrounding U.S. commitment to collective defense, senior military and political leaders in the UK and NATO have issued chilling calls for national readiness. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered a stark warning, stating that Russia has brought war back to Europe and that the Alliance must “prepare for the scale of war our grandparents faced,” emphasizing that conflict is “at our door.”
Mirroring this gravity, UK Armed Forces Minister Al Carns confirmed that the government is “quickly formulating” comprehensive plans to mobilize the entire nation for potential conflict. He stressed that while armies fight crises, “societies, industries, and economies win wars,” indicating a shift toward a wartime mindset encompassing the civilian population and industrial base. The warnings underscore a profound loss of confidence in the current global security architecture and the urgent need for Europe to secure its own future against an emboldened, aggressive Russia.