Also alerts Carl Bildt: Mattis was the only one who connected America with Europe, now nothing left.

Last evening news came that US Defence Secretary James Mattis had resigned because of differences with US President Donald Trump, who had decided to withdraw American troops from Syria, writes Periscope.

Numerous and noisy reactions have occurred on American soil, even among Trump's own party, with Marco Rubyon the most busy one who said “this was a major threat to the nation”.

But even renowned Swedish politician Carl Bildt has given his alarming response:

“Alarm Morning in Europe. Defence Secretary Mattis is the strongest remaining link between the Atlantic in the Trump administration. Everyone else is the least French, and the worst is completely broken. /Periscopi