Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a press conference with the assembled press pool following NATO discussions in Helsingborg, Sweden.
The main topics of concern from the European media is the reduction of U.S. troops from NATO bases and the current status of the conflict with Iran. Rubio notes that Sweden and Finland joining NATO was one of the few examples of the alliance benefiting from the addition of countries. However, that said, the overall posture of NATO should proceed with an urgency on their own defense posture as the U.S. footprint is under evaluation.
At 15:25 of the video below, Secretary Rubio discusses the current status of the U.S. toward the conflict with Ukraine. Rubio notes the Ukraine-Russia conflict will only resolve with a negotiated settlement. WATCH:
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I think Tulsi has taken the air out of the room..
Marco has some serious Frequent Flyer miles.
He needs to get home from Sweden, Press Secretary, Ambassador to Cuba & ET, add new DNI Head, to SOS is going to be challenging. lol
Fail to see how Sweden and Finland did anything to “strengthen” NATO by joining.
Both were neutral nations since 1945.
Finland was lucky to survive the 1939 War vs the USSR and then survive being a belligerent ALLY of Nazi Germany.
Sweden deserved to be bombed in WWII by the Allies for supplying allot of Germany’s key mineral needs to manufacture weapons.
The USSR left both of them alone after WWII and Russia has left them alone … and actually had economic-trade relationships.
So, tell me how flipping two neutral trading partners to being belligerent NATO members … with hostile governments is a good thing and not provocative v/v Russia
Agreed! The entire Norwegian Military numbers 23,000. Sweden is 88,000. Not much of an army! 🤔
I am more interested in Rubio’s next stop: India.