US EditionEurope warily awaits Rubio at Munich Security Conference as Trump roils transatlantic ties
Rubio aims to ease transatlantic tensions by promoting cooperation on Middle East, Ukraine, and China amid European concerns over U.S. policy uncertainty, officials say.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading a large U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference and will address the gathering Saturday, U.S. officials say.
- Following Vance's shock moment, many Europeans say Trump's comments — including on Greenland — have worsened trust in the U.S. as an ally.
- U.S. officials previewed that Rubio will emphasize cooperation on the Middle East, Ukraine and China, and the State Department said his Munich stop lasts two days before visits to Slovakia and Hungary.
- Wolfgang Ischinger, Munich Security Conference chairman, warned transatlantic ties face a crisis of confidence and credibility, noting Canada and France opened consulates in Nuuk last week, while Rubio has a heavy lift to calm tensions.
- As the `Board of Peace`, a 27-member group, is set to meet in Washington on Feb. 19, some Europeans, including Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Norway, and Sweden, are exploring trade ties with China as alternatives.
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Munich Security Conference: a showdown between Europe and Trump?
J.D. Vance opened last year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) with an attack on the US’ European allies, stunning the world’s biggest defence summit.In the year since, Donald Trump has published the new US national security strategy, which outlined the desire for “strategic stability” with Russia and accused European leaders of “civilisational erasure” – a document praised by the Kremlin. The president shook the foundations of the Nato alliance…
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