Marco Rubio warns Europe of a 'new era' ahead of first major global event since Donald Trump's Greenland threats

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Feb 13, 2026 - 13:35

Marco Rubio warns Europe of a 'new era' ahead of first major global event since Donald Trump's Greenland threats

Marco Rubio has declared that transatlantic relations stand at a "defining moment".

The Secretary of State emphasised that America remains "deeply tied to Europe" and that the two continents' futures "have always been linked and will continue to be".

His measured remarks contrast sharply with Vice President JD Vance's speech at the same forum twelve months ago, which sparked a year of unprecedented friction between Washington and its European partners.

Mr Rubio said: "The Old World is gone, frankly, the world I grew up in, and we live in a new era in geopolitics, and it's going to require all of us to re-examine what that looks like and what our role is going to be."

This year's conference marks the first major international gathering since President Donald Trump openly discussed annexing Greenland from Denmark, a fellow Nato member, in a move that could effectively end the alliance.

President Trump has repeatedly claimed the Danish territory is vital to American national security, asserting without evidence that it was "covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place".

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed on Friday that she intends to meet Rubio in Munich to address Washington's threats against her country's semi-autonomous territory.

"No one in Europe or in the United States wins from any kind of conflict between old allies," Prime Minister Frederiksen said, describing the current situation as "a new world disorder".