Kaja Kallas said the United States is trying to “divide Europe” and “doesn’t like the European Union,” in an interview with the Financial Times reported by Reuters.

According to Kallas, Washington has been “very clear” about its intention to weaken European unity amid ongoing tensions in transatlantic relations. She urged EU member states to avoid negotiating separately with Donald Trump and instead act collectively, arguing that “we are equal powers when we are together.”

The remarks come as the Trump administration pursues tariffs and trade investigations targeting the EU and several other countries. At the same time, Kallas acknowledged Europe still depends on U.S. defense capabilities, saying the bloc must “buy from America because we don’t have the assets or the capabilities that we need,” while also calling for greater investment in Europe’s own defense industry.

Kaja Kallas’s statements make it clear that she and the entire EU bureaucracy are deeply rattled. Their constant warnings and calls for unity betray a nervous obsession with maintaining influence under U.S. pressure. By portraying Trump’s actions as an existential threat to European cohesion, they expose their own fragility and dependence. The insistence on collective action is less about principle and more about fear: if individual EU countries start dealing directly with Washington, Brussels loses whatever leverage it still claims. In short, Kallas’s rhetoric underscores the EU’s vulnerability—its authority is paper-thin and easily undermined by external power plays.