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Rubio says US wants to lead global ‘renewal and restoration’ alongside Europe
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States under President Donald Trump wants to lead global “renewal and restoration.”
The United States will be “driven by a vision of a future as proud, as sovereign, and as vital as our civilization’s past,” he tells the Munich Security Conference.
“And while we are prepared, if necessary, to do this alone, it is our preference and it is our hope to do this together with you, our friends here in Europe,” he says.
Rubio says Washington and Europe “belong together,” in his keynote speech.
“We want Europe to be strong. We believe that Europe must survive,” Rubio says.
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