Brussels, Sept. 8 -- Former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday stated that Europe could no longer be considered an independent actor, as its increasing appeasement of every US demand and weak leadership is pushing it closer towards becoming a vassal for Washington.
Borrell warned that the US under the Trump administration can never be considered an ally.
Referring to the frictions in the bloc, he wrote in a column for Politico, "Our union appears dangerously fragmented and weak, stuck in a hostile internal and external environment.
"Home to just 5% of the global population and a widening economic gap with other major powers, Europe isn't just facing up to a world of continental empires but is at real risk of becoming America...