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.

Europe has doubled down on digital sovereignty and AI regulation, targeting American tech companies and straining transatlantic relations. Almost a year ago, Vice President JD Vance took the stage at the Munich Security Conference and the Paris AI Summit,

U.S. Secretary of State struck a conciliatory tone at the Munich Security Conference, but Europe isn't buying the reset just yet.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JD Vance has claimed that European allies are more “reasonable” about Donald Trump’s covert interest in Greenland. His comments come as European leaders made unprecedented attacks ...

Marco Rubio adopted a notably softer approach than JD Vance, who sharply criticized America’s allies at the same forum last year, stressing instead that the United States and Europe are fundamentally bound together,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear the Trump administration would stick to its guns on policy, but offered a tone seen as softer and more reassuring.

His comments are part of a more conciliatory tone American officials are taking during the Munich Security Conference.