US President Donald Trump rushed to downgrade the issue by saying that “there was no secret information.”
Salos has been triggered in the US and disruption in Europe by talks of top cabinet executives through the application of Signal messages in which they accidentally included Jeffrey Goldberg editor -in -chief of Atlantic magazine, who published them.
Within the US, leading President Donald Trump’s national security officials have transferred responsibility to Defense Minister Pitt Hegsez, while Democrats spoke of a “fiasco” and demanded further investigation and resignations.
Specifically, the senator Michael Benett From Colorado said the leak was shameful and ironically asked the CIA manager John Ratclill If it were “just a normal day in the CIA”. “You are making fun of me,” former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote in “X” when he learned about the leaks.
However, US President Donald Trump rushed to downplay the issue by saying that “there was no secret information” and to cover National Security Advisor Michael Walts, claiming that he “took a lesson”, with that mistake.
For his part the CIA manager John Ratclill He argued that he was informed by officials of the service of “safe use of Signal’s work” in “a practice preceding the current government in the Biden government”, while repeatedly denied that the conversation contained confidential information.
Contempt for ‘miserable’ Europeans
The Europeans, for their part, in the leak of talks, saw Trump’s contempt for the traditional allies of America.
Excerpts from the conversation, where Europeans are described as “adorable” revealed the mockery at the level of cabinet for the closest military and diplomatic partners of Washington, European officials and analysts said on Tuesday, according to the Washington Post.
Trump and his ministers described European countries as “dysfunctional” and bad allies, recalling the speech of Vice President Jay Di Vance, who amazed Europeans at the Munich Security Conference.
Personal messages reveal the government’s hard line for higher defensive costs, and it seems a deep contempt that brings to life some of Europe’s worst fears of the bad state of the transatlantic relationship with its most powerful ally looking willing to abandon them.
Rage in the EU for insults
With a mixture of anger and frustration, British and European diplomats reacted to the leak of personal messages of leading Donald Trump’s US government officials who, among the plans for air raids against Houthi rebels in Yemen, contained in Europe.
According to The Atlantic media, whose editor was accidentally added to the group’s top diplomatic conversation, Vice President TEI Di Vance said he was disgusted “saving Europe again” by starting military action to protect the European shipping.
Defense Minister Pitt Hegsheth replied to Vance that Europe is passive: “I fully share your dislike for European free loading. It’s sad. “
Sluggish reactions of European officials
The reactions from the European capitals were relatively … sluggish. “In the stunning story of the Signal team that coordinates the air raids in Yemen, Vice President Jay Di Vance once again appears as driven by deep anti -European dissatisfaction,” wrote former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bild.
A British diplomat said they were surprised to see the appearance of the spectacular leak on Monday night, which he described as “wild”. The diplomat noted that he had the impression that Vance was leading the US hostility to Europe. He argued, led others, including Trump, to take a tougher position than Europe because “he does not want to look weaker than Vance,” Politico said.
Public, ministers and UK officials tried to alleviate the impressions of the revelations, insisting that the alliance with the US was strong and communications remained safe.
However, former British Defense Minister Grand Saps said some in the Trump government need clearly re -information about their allies.
It was wrong on their behalf that the European armies did nothing to deal with the problem of Houthi supported by Iran and aimed at commercial shipping, he said.
The leaked messages included even a conversation about how the US would persuade Europe to pay for the cost of military action. In fact, the scheduled air raids described in detail in talks in the Signal application were backed by British refueling aircraft, according to reports.
“I agree that Europe should do more for security,” Saps told X. “But the (Prime Minister) Kir Starmer should remind the US that the United Kingdom is leading the front. RAF’s 4 hits in Houthi and the Royal Navy defended shipping in the Red Sea. Our forces have risked their lives to protect trade. Some in the US government need a reminder. “
Ed Dayy, leader of the Liberal Democrats of the British opposition party, said: “JD Vance and his comrades are clearly not capable of directing a group conversation, let alone the strongest military force in the world. It must make our security services worry about the information we share with them. “
Frustration and resignation
Elsewhere in Europe, there was more frustration and resignation among the diplomats, Politico said.
Whatever hope they may have argued that Vans and his colleagues made a public demonstration of aggression to Europe while in fact they were milder, he disappeared.
“It is frustrating to see how they talk about Europe when they think no one listens to them,” said one EU diplomat who wanted to maintain his anonymity.
“But at the same time this is not surprising … We are just now seeing their reasoning in all its glory.”
An EU official said that Vans “happens to be the ideologist this time, but he is sure to make mistakes and eventually throw the ball elsewhere.” After that, at some point the US will return as credible partners, the official said.
A second EU diplomat agreed that history showed that America would one day return to its role as a stable ally for Europe. “At the moment, and despite the sometimes nice diplomatic words, trust is broken,” the diplomat said. “There is no alliance without trust. Therefore, I believe that Europe has to do much more because it has no choice. “
Regarding the charge of Europeans for military action, a senior EU official added: “We have not yet received the account.”
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