Rubio, in Greece, set to call for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins an October 5–8 diplomatic tour today in Reykjavik, Iceland, to discuss "economic and security collaboration" before traveling to Lisbon and Athens.
- The visit follows a trilateral security pact signed with Denmark and Greenland last month, as the United States seeks to consolidate Arctic access routes amid rising competition from Russia and China.
- Congressman Gregory Meeks requested clarification on reports alleging U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle claimed Washington could create "political change" in European countries.
- In Athens, Rubio will lead the U.S. delegation at the sixth US-Greece Strategic Dialogue, a high-level forum focused on defense, energy security, and regional transport infrastructure.
- Tensions previously emerged after President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated map showing Iceland under U.S. control, which the foreign ministry in Reykjavik called "wholly inappropriate.
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Nationalism, mass migration, the decline of the West and the return of national strength: In a keynote speech before the Acropolis in Athens, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a ruthless inventory of Western civilization. He strongly criticized the political and cultural course of the past decades and urged Europe to return to its historical roots and its ancient strength.
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The HayrideRubio Warns Western Decline is a Consequence of the Left’s Self-Hatred
Western civilization’s left self-hatred has led to its decline, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned during a speech Wednesday from the ruins of the Hellenic civilization in Greece, the birthplace of Western democracy. “Our prosperity somehow became a word of guilt,” Rubio said. “We no longer believe that we earned and deserved our greatness.” “In...
At a speech in Athens, the US Secretary of State conjures up the spirit of antiquity and old European conquerors. He hopes that Europe will wake up from the "damish sleep," he says. He is also concerned with US domestic politics. For Trump's MAGA movement, Europe is a projection field for his own PR.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on Europe to wake up from its "long twilight sleep." "We believe that Europe (...) can rekindle the fire that was kindled here thousands of years ago," said the minister during his visit to Greece.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns of the decline of the West in Athens and advocates the "America First" principle.
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