US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will deliver a speech this morning at the Munich Security Conference, which could serve as an indicator of Washington's position on Europe.
The main question is whether Marco Rubio will adopt the harsh tone of Vice President J.D. Vance, who during the Munich Conference last year accused Europe of trampling on freedom of speech and opening the "floodgates" for migration. However, Rubio may also adopt a softer approach after the crisis caused by President Donald Trump's attempt to establish control over Greenland.
Rubio is also expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after yesterday canceling at the last minute his participation in discussions on Ukraine within the framework of the so-called Berlin format.
The main topics of the talks in Munich are the changing world order, the crisis in transatlantic relations, the conflict with Iran and the war in Ukraine.
Today, addresses by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are expected, who is ready to call for closer cooperation with allies in the field of defense.
Earlier, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Berlin and Paris had begun negotiations on a European nuclear deterrent potential.