Rubio, in Greece, set to call for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values
The State Department says Rubio will urge Americans and Europeans to join a renewal of Western values and deeper cooperation with Greece.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins an October 5–8 diplomatic tour today in Reykjavik, Iceland, to discuss "economic and security collaboration" before traveling to Lisbon and Athens.
- The visit follows a trilateral security pact signed with Denmark and Greenland last month, as the United States seeks to consolidate Arctic access routes amid rising competition from Russia and China.
- Congressman Gregory Meeks requested clarification on reports alleging U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle claimed Washington could create "political change" in European countries.
- In Athens, Rubio will lead the U.S. delegation at the sixth US-Greece Strategic Dialogue, a high-level forum focused on defense, energy security, and regional transport infrastructure.
- Tensions previously emerged after President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated map showing Iceland under U.S. control, which the foreign ministry in Reykjavik called "wholly inappropriate.
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During a speech in Athens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europe to awaken from its “long slumber” and get back on track. According to him, Western civilization is currently at a turning point between “national power” and decline.
In a speech in Greece, the US Secretary of State follows previous speeches: instead of cooperation, Marco Rubio expects his allies to submit.
On a visit to Athens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europe to break out of "its torpor" and, on the contrary, praised the role of Greece, "allied [with Washington] to the issue of migration and terrorist threats".
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