Anne Applebaum warns of existential threat to European project from Russia and Trump administration (legrandcontinent.eu)

• Russia wages hybrid war across Europe with sabotage and targeted assassinations.
• Trump administration's national security strategy aimed to weaken EU through member state exits.
• Applebaum urges European digital sovereignty and joint defense investment.

"In a speech in Vienna, historian Anne Applebaum argued that the European project faces a dual threat: from Russia's military and hybrid warfare, and from the Trump administration's support for illiberal forces in Europe and its retreat from democratic alliances. She cited specific incidents of Russian sabotage and US diplomatic efforts to undermine the EU, calling for European investment in defense technology, digital sovereignty, and capital markets union to preserve democracy."