Why is Trump warning about "civilisational erasure" in Europe?
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🗓️ 8 December 2025
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Summary
European leaders have met in Downing Street once again to discuss peace plans for Ukraine, following Trump's latest proposal - but once again it seems Zelenskyy has wound Trump up, leaving America and Europe at odds. And another document from the Trump administration illustrates an even deeper division. The 33 page National Security Strategy says Europe is facing "civilisational erasure" and says the US has an obligation to “cultivate resistance” in order to "correct" the current trajectory of the continent. Why does Trump's new strategy read like it was written by the Kremlin? Are the US and Europe still even allies?
Later, is Keir Starmer's new social media strategy enough to put speculation about his leadership to rest?
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| 0:12.5 | I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn't yet read the proposal. |
| 0:17.9 | That was as of a few hours ago. |
| 0:20.1 | His people love it, but he has it. Russia's |
| 0:23.3 | fine with it. Russia, you know, Russia, I guess, would rather have the whole country when you |
| 0:29.1 | think of it. But Russia is, I believe, fine with it, but I'm not sure that Zelensky is fine |
| 0:35.9 | with it. His people love it. |
| 0:38.3 | But he hasn't read it. So someday you'll explain that one to me, Jeff. |
| 0:42.3 | That was President Trump clearly irritated once again with President Zelensky |
| 0:48.3 | saying that he hasn't read his latest iteration of a Ukraine-Russia peace deal. The latest move as Trump moves away from Zelensky, |
| 0:58.0 | but there's perhaps something even more worrying going on. A document released in the last few days |
| 1:04.0 | showing that the US isn't just moving away from Ukraine, but moving from Europe in the most |
| 1:09.6 | profound way we can think of. |
| 1:11.9 | Yes, the national security strategy runs to some 30 pages, and its attitude towards Europe |
| 1:18.9 | is downright hostile. It sees the continent being overtaken by immigrants and civilizational |
| 1:26.3 | erasure is what it talks about. |
| 1:28.9 | Why is no one talking about it? |
| 1:31.6 | And can we really still regard America as our allies? |
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| 1:41.3 | The news agents. |
| 1:42.9 | It's John. |
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