The United States called on Europe to be "strong," urging Europeans to join it in its quest to "renew" the global system, as European leaders called for a European deterrent and greater reliance on NATO's own strength. A day after calling on Europeans to reform the transatlantic relationship, Washington, on Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the Munich Security Conference: "We are not seeking separation, but to stimulate an old friendship and renew the greatest civilization in human history," stressing that "what we want is a renewed alliance." In a message expressing...
US Calls on Europe to Renew Transatlantic Alliance
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the Munich Security Conference, called on Europeans to renew the transatlantic alliance, emphasizing that the US seeks to "stimulate an old friendship" and "renew the greatest civilization in human history."