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Rubio’s Munich civility is a false dawn for Europe
Better manners fail to mask the continued Trumpian call for Europeans to join its MAGA cultural revolution and Washington’s pro-Russian bias.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s packaging at 2026’s Munich Security Conference was much kinder than Vice-President J.D. Vance’s, but the substance of what he had to say was little different, says the writer.
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The European audience for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio drew a collective sigh of relief at the reassuring message he delivered at the Munich Security Conference
The bar for improvement was low, after the contemptuous scolding that Vice-President J.D. Vance delivered from the same podium a year ago, and for sure Mr Rubio crossed it.
