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Marco Rubio urges Europe to awaken defense and strategic engagement

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Europe to increase its defense spending and strategic engagement, drawing parallels to ancient Greek civilization. Speaking in Athens, Rubio highlighted a "generational shift" in European defense commitments, including increased partnerships and manufacturing, following last year's NATO summit. AI

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Marco Rubio urges Europe to awaken defense and strategic engagement

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Rubio touts US power, calls on Europe to emerge from ‘slumber’

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday flexed American power and called on Europe to shake off its “long slumber” in a rousing speech delivered beneath the Acropolis in Athens. “We believe that Europe can awaken from its long slumber and rekindle the fire that was lit her…