Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich on Saturday. He also said he spoke with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

In his speech, Mr Rubio affirmed: "We want Europe to be strong. We believe that Europe must survive because the two great wars of the last century serve for us as history’s constant reminder that, ultimately, our destiny is and will always be intertwined with yours. Because we know that the fate of Europe will never be irrelevant to our own."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to paper over cracks in the relationship between the U.S. and Europe in a speech at the Munich Security Conference, though foreign diplomats were less convinced t

Throughout all this, Rubio has appeared consistently at Trump’s side to amplify and justify his choices, cementing the metamorphosis from critic and rival in 2016 — dubbed “Little Marco” by Trump — to one of the president’s most loyal lieutenants.

(Adds dropped word member in paragraph 8, makes clear 5% of GDP is agreed NATO spending goal in paragraph 20) By Humeyra Pamuk and Jan Lopatka BUDAPEST, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to deepen cooperation with central Europe on Sunday as he kicked off a trip to Slovakia and Hungary,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered some reassurance to uneasy European leaders at the Munich Security Conference, but did not back off underlying US demands.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been praised for his unifying and forceful speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.