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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Munich Security Conference on Friday that the rules‑based international order was over and said he had discussed a European nuclear deterrent with France.

Financial Times
Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich

US secretary of state cancels attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’

Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich
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Die Zeit
Munich Security Conference: China's foreign minister urges closer cooperation with the EU

Wang Yi described the EU as a partner on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. From China's perspective, mutual dependence poses no risk.

Munich Security Conference: China's foreign minister urges closer cooperation with the EU
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The Guardian
AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference

Congressperson says US president and Marco Rubio are tearing apart transatlantic alliance Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has accused Donald Trump of tearing apart the transatlantic alliance with Europe and of seeking to introduce an “age of authoritarianism”, as she condemned his administration’s foreign policy in front of its allies’ top policymakers at the Munich Security Conference. Speaking at a panel on populism on Friday, Ocasio-Cortez outlined what she called an “alternative vision” for a leftwing US foreign policy, challenging the Trump administration’s shift to the right in front an audience of US allies who have grown increasingly wary of the US’s increasingly nationalist - and militaristic - global posture. Continue reading. . .

AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference
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The Guardian
US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference

German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’ The US acting alone has reached the limits of its power and may already have lost its role as global leader, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, warned Donald Trump at the opening of the Munich Security Conference. Merz also disclosed he had held initial talks with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, over the possibility of joining France’s nuclear umbrella, underlining his call for Europe to develop a stronger self-standing security strategy. Continue reading. . .

US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference
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The Guardian
Trump news at a glance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts president’s ‘age of authoritarianism’ at European conference

Democratic representative also condemns US capture of Nicolás Maduro, Trump’s threats to annex Greenland and US support for Israel’s war on Gaza - key US politics stories from Friday, 13 February at a glance Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has accused Donald Trump of tearing apart the transatlantic alliance with Europe and of seeking to introduce an “age of authoritarianism”, as she condemned his administration’s foreign policy in front of its allies’ top policymakers at the Munich security conference. Speaking at a panel on populism on Friday, the New York representative outlined what she called an “alternative vision” for a leftwing US foreign policy , challenging the Trump administration’s shift to the right in front an audience of US allies who have grown increasingly wary of the US’s increasingly nationalist - and militaristic - global posture. Continue reading. . .

Trump news at a glance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts president’s ‘age of authoritarianism’ at European conference
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Le Monde
LIVE: War in Ukraine — "Russia wants to conclude an agreement," says Donald Trump, who invites Volodymyr Zelensky to "get moving"

The remarks by the American president run counter to those of his NATO envoy, Matthew Whitaker, who said he was simply not convinced that the Russians were ready to reach an agreement. A new round of negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States will take place on February 17-18 in Geneva, Switzerland.

LIVE: War in Ukraine — "Russia wants to conclude an agreement," says Donald Trump, who invites Volodymyr Zelensky to "get moving"
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Financial Times
Merz holds talks with Macron over Europe’s nuclear deterrence

Germany explores joining France’s nuclear umbrella as European fears grow over the US reducing its military footprint

Merz holds talks with Macron over Europe’s nuclear deterrence
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Marco Rubio: Trump's Plumber

Marco Rubio is pretty much the only figure Europe can still rely on in Washington. Now he will speak at the Munich Security Conference.

Marco Rubio: Trump's Plumber
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Der Standard
US Secretary of State Rubio speaks at Munich Security Conference

Merz opened the conference on Friday and distanced himself from the United States: 'The leadership claim of the USA is challenged, perhaps already squandered'

US Secretary of State Rubio speaks at Munich Security Conference
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Der Standard
US Secretary of State Rubio at Munich Security Conference: "Our future will always be tied to yours"

Merz opened the conference on Friday and distanced himself from the United States: "The United States' leadership claim is being challenged, perhaps already lost."

US Secretary of State Rubio at Munich Security Conference: "Our future will always be tied to yours"
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Helsingin Sanomat
HS in Munich | One question divides Europe: Should we talk to Putin, even as the war continues?

France's president Emmanuel Macron wants Europe to open a line of communication with Moscow. Germany, Finland, and Sweden are on different lines.

HS in Munich | One question divides Europe: Should we talk to Putin, even as the war continues?
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New York Times
German Officials Needle Trump at Munich Security Conference

Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, said that under President Trump, the United States’ claim to global leadership “has been challenged, and possibly squandered. ”

German Officials Needle Trump at Munich Security Conference
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The Independent
US has ‘squandered’ its claim to world leadership under Trump, German chancellor Merz suggests

Friedrich Merz was speaking on the first day of the Munich Security Conference, being held in the shadow of Donald Trump’s global influence

US has ‘squandered’ its claim to world leadership under Trump, German chancellor Merz suggests
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The Guardian
Keir Starmer to call on UK and Europe to step up commitments to Nato

British PM to tell Munich Security Conference that Europe together is ‘sleeping giant’ and will say UK won’t turn away from its allies Keir Starmer will say the UK and Europe need to step up their commitments to Nato and avoid the risk of overdependence on the US for defence, as he sets out one of the main planks of his foreign policy vision on Saturday. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the prime minister will warn against the idea of the UK turning inwards on security, instead calling for a focus on what he will call the “sleeping giant” of shared European defence capabilities. Continue reading. . .

Keir Starmer to call on UK and Europe to step up commitments to Nato
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Le Monde
LIVE, war in Ukraine: Donald Trump invites Volodymyr Zelensky to 'get moving' to reach a peace deal with Russia

'Russia wants to reach an agreement, and Zelensky will have to act. Otherwise, he will miss a very good opportunity,' said the American president. A new round of negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the United States will take place on February 17 and 18, in Geneva.

LIVE, war in Ukraine: Donald Trump invites Volodymyr Zelensky to 'get moving' to reach a peace deal with Russia
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Der Spiegel
Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz: Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz rückt offen von Trumps Amerika ab

Er ist genervt von den Europäern und hat keine Lust auf Moralpredigten: In München widerspricht der Kanzler dem US-Vizepräsidenten. Fünf Erkenntnisse aus Friedrich Merz' Rede bei der Sicherheitskonferenz.

Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz: Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz rückt offen von Trumps Amerika ab
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La Repubblica
Ukraine-Russia War, the News of February 13. Trump: 'Zelensky, get a move on'

Peskov announces: 'New talks in Geneva on February 17 and 18.' Rubio skips the meeting with European leaders, will meet the Ukrainian president tomorrow.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Munich Security Conference: Macron responds to Vance – Newsom casts himself as the anti-Trump

“Europe must become a geopolitical power,” says the French president. He wants to send a “message of hope and strength.” California's Democratic governor calls in the hall: “People must wake up.”

Munich Security Conference: Macron responds to Vance – Newsom casts himself as the anti-Trump
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Le Monde
LIVE, war in Ukraine: 'Russia spends far more on its war than it admits,' says the French foreign ministry

The Quai d'Orsay's statements are based on an analysis by German intelligence, which says Moscow allocates nearly half of its annual budget to its army.

LIVE, war in Ukraine: 'Russia spends far more on its war than it admits,' says the French foreign ministry
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Le Monde
In Munich, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, says that 'in the era of great powers' European freedom 'is no longer guaranteed'

He spoke at the Security Conference, a year after the speech delivered at the same venue by U.S. Vice President J. D. Vance, who had reproached Europeans for not taking defense into their own hands.

In Munich, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, says that 'in the era of great powers' European freedom 'is no longer guaranteed'
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