President Donald Trump struck a hard line against his European counterparts in an interview with Politico, blasting leaders as "weak" and claiming their nations are “decaying,” as he criticized their handling of the war in Ukraine and immigration.

President Trump is doubling down on his criticism of Europe as European leaders push back on his new security strategy.

The American national security strategy echoes the language of far-right parties. But hardliners across the Atlantic seem unimpressed.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is defying Europe’s prevailing winds as isolationism and nationalism flourish elsewhere by standing as the continent’s last major leader still speaking positively about immigration.

Relations between the U.S. and Europe hit a low point as President Donald Trump’s security strategy slams Europe but largely ignores threats from Russia and China.

BUDAPEST, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The new National Security Strategy of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration shows that America understands Europe's "civilisational-scale decline", Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote on X on Thursday.

In recent days, President Trump has called European leaders “weak," Biden-era aid to Ukraine “stupid" and Russia “strong.” It’s a radical shift in how the United States views its closest ally. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with national security correspondent Greg Myre and Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley about where the transatlantic alliance goes from here.

Russia has tried to make the most of the White House's national security strategy and President Trump's criticism of Europe and Ukraine's leadership of late.

By Anna Koper, Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Justyna Pawlak WARSAW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The policies of U.S. President Donald Trump should push Europe towards deeper integration and to strengthen itself militarily,