Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference. The main thing

During a 20-minute speech at the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new negotiations on Ukraine and called for strengthening ties with Europe. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Criticism of globalism

The idea of a world order without borders and replacing national interests with global ones has cost Western countries dearly. Rubio noted that such aspirations arose as a result of the euphoria after the end of the cold War.

"The euphoria of this triumph has led us to the dangerous delusion that we have entered, quote, 'the end of history,' that every nation will now be a liberal democracy, that ties formed solely by trade and commercial activities will replace national identity. This ignores both human nature and the lessons of more than 5,000 years of recorded human history. And it cost us dearly," Marco Rubio said.

Security and migration issues

Rubio called the idea of a world without borders "stupid." He explained that the United States and its allies transferred sovereignty to international institutions. According to the Secretary of State, this, combined with excessive spending on social security, has negatively affected the ability of countries to effectively protect themselves.

The politician called the situation with migrants an additional factor of destabilization. The Secretary of State stressed that Western countries are facing mass migration on an unprecedented scale. According to Rubio, this phenomenon directly threatens the cohesion and future of Western countries.

Position on Ukraine

Washington will continue to seek a solution for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, despite the existing difficulties. On February 14, Marco Rubio noted that the US authorities are ready to do everything possible to end the confrontation.

"We are going to continue to do everything in our power to play our part in ending this," Marco Rubio said at the Munich Security Conference.

The United States remains the only party capable of involving Kiev and Moscow in discussing the possibility of ending the conflict through negotiations. In an interview with Bloomberg, the politician explained that the American side does not intend to withdraw from the settlement process.

"And this is a commitment that we will not give up, because we consider it unique," Rubio said.

The negotiation process

The Secretary of State confirmed that a new round of negotiations on Ukraine will be held on February 17. According to him, at previous technical-level meetings, the military representatives of the parties have made progress, and the list of controversial issues is gradually narrowing.

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"We have made progress in the sense that, in my opinion, for the first time in many years, at least on a technical level, military officials from both sides met last week and there will be new meetings on Tuesday," Rubio said.

He also confirmed the participation of US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the son-in-law of the head of the White House, Jared Kushner, in the negotiations on Ukraine in Geneva.

Pressure on the energy sector

During the conference, Marco Rubio said that as a result of consultations, the United States received a promise from India to stop further purchases of Russian oil.

"During our consultations with India, we secured its commitment to stop further purchases of Russian oil," Marco Rubio said.

The reaction of European diplomats

The US Secretary of State emphasized Washington's desire to strengthen friendship with Europe for the sake of shared prosperity. However, European diplomats reacted to Rubio's speech with skepticism. According to the Financial Times newspaper, the conference participants found the speech aimed more at the domestic American audience than at external partners. The interlocutors of the publication noted that they had not received the expected answers to relevant questions from the Secretary of State.

"This is not the answer we were looking for," an anonymous German diplomat said.

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