The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio applied a velvet glove to the Trump administration’s still-clenched fist during his high-profile speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, offering some reassurance to uneasy European leaders that the US remains committed to their long-standing partnership but without backing away from its underlying demand that they change course on a number of fronts.

"We live in a new era in geopolitics," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Europe ahead of the Munich Security Conference.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened his much-anticipated remarks at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday by recognizing the historical significance of the alliance between Europe and America that “saved the world” from past threats.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies.

When Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Saturday of the United States being descended from Europe, he drew applause from the mainly European audience here at the Munich Security Conference. “For us Americans,

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