A planned meeting between European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has abruptly canceled due to “scheduling issues.”

Summary

Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly canceled a planned meeting with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, citing “scheduling issues,” amid rising U.S.-Europe tensions.

Trump’s threats of higher tariffs, marginalization of EU input on Ukraine, and criticism of Europe’s migration approach have strained ties.

In a leaked memo, the administration insisted: “The United States cannot continue supporting a continent that drifts in an authoritarian direction. It’s bad for Europe and bad for us.”

The cancellation shows deepening transatlantic divisions.

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    sabotage

    /săb′ə-täzh″/

    noun

    1. The deliberate destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in a time of war.
    2. The deliberate attempt to damage, destroy, or hinder a cause or activity.
    3. Scamped work.
    4. Malicious waste or destruction of an employer’s property or injury to his interests by workmen during labor troubles.
    5. Any surreptitious destruction of property or obstruction of activity by persons not known to be hostile; – in war, such actions carried out behind enemy lines by agents or local sympathisers of the hostile power.
    6. A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

    transitive verb

    1. To damage, destroy, or hinder (something) by sabotage.

    verb

    1. To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful