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Rubio Heads To Munich Conference, Bratislava, And Budapest As Allies Look For Reassurance

Rubio will address regional security, nuclear projects, and transatlantic tensions at Munich Security Conference, followed by diplomatic visits to Slovakia and Hungary.

  • Later this week, Marco Rubio will lead a high-level U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference and deliver a February 14 address before visiting Bratislava, Slovakia, and Budapest, Hungary.
  • Amid growing transatlantic tension, organizers' annual report warns of a `prolonged era of confrontation` driven by Russian aggression as Washington and European allies grapple with deepening mistrust over security and trade.
  • In Slovakia and Hungary, Rubio will push officials on regional security and bilateral ties while Ambassador Whitaker rejects views that the U.S. is abandoning alliances, emphasizing rebalancing instead.
  • Having recently traveled to Bucharest, Warsaw, and Prague, Daniel Fried urged European governments and Brussels to work the problem rather than recoil, warning that hand-wringing risks becoming a strategic dead end.
  • The Hague NATO summit report warns that transactional deals may replace principled cooperation, with diplomats emphasizing rebalancing versus disengagement as key to interpreting U.S. moves.
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Marko Rubio, Secretary of State of the SAD, in Denmark to visit Hungary and Slovakia, while the US Secretary of State visited key US advisers in Central Europe to attend the Minhen Peace Conference, writes Politico.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Germany from February 13 to 15 to attend the 62nd Munich Security Conference. He will then visit Slovakia and Hungary on February 15 and 16, the US State Department said on its website. According to the statement, during his visit to Budapest, Rubio will discuss with Hungarian government leaders strengthening bilateral and regional interests, including commitment to peace processes aimed at resolv…

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is attending the Munich Security Conference this week, will travel from the Bavarian capital to Slovakia and then to Hungary, Reuters reported today. In Bratislava, where he will meet with government officials on Sunday, February 15, he will discuss security and nuclear energy.

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