Europe adjusts to unpredictable US policy, says EU top diplomat

The European Union is increasingly factoring in the unpredictability of the United States, one year after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.

Speaking to Reuters during a press conference following a meeting of EU energy and foreign affairs ministers in Brussels, Belgium, Kallas acknowledged the alliance between Europe and the US while noting recent uncertainty in American policy moves.

“Of course, we are allies with America, but we don't really understand their moves recently,” Kallas said.

Reflecting on the EU’s response over the past year, she added, “I think it is pretty clear after this one year that the word that we have to take into account is unpredictability. So we are now more calm because we are expecting the unpredictable things to happen all the time, and take it as it is, put some ice in our hats and be calm and stay focused.”

By Vafa Guliyeva