US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive at the Munich safety Conference on 13 February 2026. © Getty Images
The Munich safety Conference revealed a deepening gap between the US and Europe. Washington signaled that it would search to transform the global order, whether Europe agrees or not," he informed Politico on Saturday, citing sources.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the conference that the US and Europe "belong to each other" and called America "child of Europe, receiving standing ovation.
However, Politico noted that although the speech was warm, America's approach to the continent remained unchanged.
“The message was the same: we do not want weak allies, we do not defend the old order” – said Politico a erstwhile European official.
"If the least common denominator Americans can find is our common past dating back to Columbus's time, the narrow interests of national safety and the common civilization, this alone shows how much Europe and the United States are moving distant from each other".
European officials understood that the message was:
Join us and if not, “We will go alone” said 1 of Politico officials.
The head of Pentagon policy, Elbridge Colby, privately told European officials that the US shared interests with Europe but not values," the article reports.
In addition, the sources of Politico noted a clear difference between Rubia's statements and subsequent diplomatic action, including discussions with sceptics towards the EU.
"Rubio appears in a conciliation tone, but then goes to Hungary and Slovakia. What's the signal?” – asked the European parliamentarian.
However, any European officials believe that Rubio gave us the essential informing signal.
“This is simply a milder way of telling us that the time of unicorns riding bicycles on rainbows with added tofu and almond milk is over” said the EU authoritative to the portal.
U.S. president Donald Trump has been demanding for years that the remaining NATO states commit to greater burden sharing and rise military spending to 5% of GDP.
In December, Trump's administration besides presented a fresh National safety strategy that triggered an alarm in relation to ‘civilising erasure’ Europe, at the same time questioning whether any EU countries can stay credible allies.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/632598-us-europe-drifting-apart/
