"Before departing for Germany on Thursday evening, Rubio used reassuring words as he described Europe as important for Americans. We're very tightly linked together with Europe, he told reporters. But he also made clear it wouldn't be business as usual, saying: We live in a new era in geopolitics, and it's going to require all of us to reexamine what that looks like."
"The war in Ukraine is on the Munich conference's agenda, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron who is making the trip to Germany has said he hopes for a resumption of talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin. Macron said on Thursday he did not expect to speak with Putin in the coming days, and that European nations first needed to agree what they wanted from Russia. It's not a matter of days, there are preparations involved, he told reporters after EU leaders' talks."
"Russia pounded Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones overnight on Thursday, further battering its energy system and leaving tens of thousands in the capital, Kyiv, and the cities of Dnipro and Odesa without heat, power and water, officials said. In Kyiv alone, about 3,500 apartment buildings were without heating on Thursday after the latest winter attack on Ukraine's power grid knocked out supplies to nearly 2,600 high-rises, on top of the 1,100 already affected by previous strikes, said mayor Vital"
Marco Rubio will meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Munich Security Conference and will address the gathering with a stance philosophically similar to JD Vance but less contentious. Rubio said Europe remains important to Americans and that a new era in geopolitics requires reexamining ties. Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby urged European NATO members to increase combat capabilities and lead regional defense against Russia. Emmanuel Macron said he hopes for resumed talks with Vladimir Putin but that European nations must first agree their demands and prepare. Russia struck Ukraine with missiles and drones, damaging the energy system and leaving tens of thousands without heat, power, or water.
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