Rubio from the Security Conference: US and Europe belong together

He claimed the US may sometimes be somewhat “direct”, but assured European leaders that the Trump Administration is committed to the alliance.

Until we're prepared to do this alone, but we prefer and hope to do it with you, our friends here in Europe”, he said.

“The US and Europe belong together”, Rubio added, stressing the importance of the decades-long partnership that has come under great pressure during President Donald Trump's second term.

However, Rubio made it clear that the American administration believes the road ahead requires a change in how states work together.

We want allies who are proud of their culture and heritage... and with us are willing and able to protect them”.

Rubio has also added that, although older international organisations do not need to be dissolved, they urgently need to be rebuilt and reformed to respond to new challenges.

He said that the UN has exceptional “potential”, but has failed to solve the war in Gaza or Ukraine, witnessing to the helpless “” from time to time.

“in a perfect world, all these problems and many others would be solved by diplomats and resolutions with strong formulas. But we don't live in a perfect world and we can't continue to allow those who openly and without fear threaten our citizens and risk our global stability to hide behind international law abstractions, which themselves regularly violate”.