US EditionRubio Pushes Back on US Allies’ Concerns over Trump’s Alleged Drug Boat Strikes
- The United States has conducted military strikes against drug trafficking, resulting in at least 70 fatalities in two months, according to defense officials.
- The United Kingdom has suspended certain intelligence-sharing activities with the U.S., viewing the strikes as illegal under international law.
- Marco Rubio criticized European nations for depending on U.S. defense while condemning its military actions.
- The White House stated that the strikes do not require congressional authorization, as they are not considered 'hostilities' under the War Powers Resolution.
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The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has defended the attacks on ships in Caribbean waters on Wednesday claiming that they are in “their hemisphere” and has pointed out that the European Union cannot interfere with U.S. policy. “I don’t think the European Union can determine what international law is. Of course, it cannot determine how the U.S. defends its national security,” he told the press before reiterating the White House’s argument t…
"The EU does not determine what international law is," says the US Secretary of State. The US would defend its national security in the Caribbean.
For weeks, the US has allegedly attacked drug-loaded ships in the Caribbean. EU representatives therefore accuse Washington of violating international law. US Secretary of State Rubio now rejected the criticism with clear words.[more]]>
Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioned the European Union for criticizing attacks on narco-lanches in the Caribbean, arguing that it is a matter of defending the territory, and mentioning the requests for weapons for the protection of allies. "I find it interesting that all these countries want us to send Tomahawk missiles with nuclear capability to defend Europe. But when the United States positions aircraft carriers in our hemisphere, where…
The US attacks in the Caribbean on allegedly drug-loaded ships are considered to be questionable under international law. Brussels and Paris recently made a very clear statement – Foreign Minister Rubio now responds only partially diplomatically.
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Rubio Defends Trump Over Allies’ Concerns on Drug Boat Strikes
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s recent military operations targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels in South America and the Pacific, following criticism from several U.S. allies. "I don’t think the European Union gets to determine what international law is. They certainly don’t get to determine how the United States defends its national security," Rubio said Wednesday to reporters outside the G7 Summit in …
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