EU Sees No Need to De-Risk Relations with US, Von der Leyen Says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that even as “decades-old certainties are crumbling” in Europe’s relations with other countries, there’s no reason to de-risk the bloc’s relationship with the US.

Von der Leyen has led a shift in the European Union’s relationship with China that she has described as de-risking but not decoupling from Beijing. Even with the abrupt and unsettling foreign policy and defense changes under US President Donald Trump, she said the answer is a “clear no” on whether a similar strategy is now needed toward Washington.