Rubio speech friendlier but Europeans are ‘not naive’, top analyst tells Euronews

Published on 02/16/2026 – 9:18 GMT+1•Updated 9:21 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference was not an “olive branch” to Europeans and transmitted a sense of “calm before the next tempest” in the trans-Atlantic relationship, Fabrice Pothier, the CEO of Rasmussen Global, has told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today. […]

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Russia reinforcing nuclear and Arctic assets near Finnish border, defense minister warns

Published on 02/16/2026 – 7:30 GMT+1 Russia is reinforcing its strategic assets in the Arctic and building up new facilities along the border with Finland, the Scandinavian country’s defense minister told Euronews, stressing the Arctic is “critical” to European defense. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Russia has most of their biggest strategic capabilities in nuclear, submarines, long-range bombers […]

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Hungary’s opposition leader Magyar calls for privacy protection in latest campaign speech

Hungary’s main opposition leader Péter Magyar held a campaign event in Budapest on Sunday, calling on the government to respect people’s privacy after what he described as blackmail and a honeytrap set up by the government to discredit him. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to opinion polls, Magyar’s Tisza Party is leading Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party, […]

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Kallas says ‘Europe is not facing civilizational erasure’ in rebuke to US bashing

Published on 15/02/2026 – 14:49 GMT+1 Kaja Kallas rejected claims that Europe is facing a civilizational decline that could lead to its disappearance in response to US criticism about the continent’s trajectory. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The EU’s chief diplomat pushed back against the premise that “woke and decadent Europe” is facing civilizational erasure. Her comments come […]

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Munich Security Conference: Six quotes to take away from the world’s biggest security conference

The annual gathering brought together American, Ukrainian and European top diplomatic delegations, with the transatlantic relationship in focus. The three days of talks underscored two competing visions of the West, what it represents and its values. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europe to help save the West as a common […]

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US Secretary of State Rubio tours Central Europe to strengthen ties with Trump allies Fico and Orbán

Published on 15/02/2026 – 12:10 GMT+1 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his Central European tour in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Sunday, where he held talks with Prime Minister Robert Fico. Rubio also wants to visit Hungary’s Viktor Orbán on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Both Hungary and Slovakia are considered key allies of US President Donald […]

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