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Kaja Kallas rebuts American criticism; Europe considers nuclear proliferation, and more
Ep. 20260216
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Kaja Kallas, the vice-president of the European Commission, rejected America’s assertion, made in a national-defence document last year, that Europe is facing “civilizational erasure”.
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