Recap: What we’ve heard from the security summit todaypublished at 17:02 GMT
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US and Europe ‘belong together’ – Rubio
“I think the Europeans sighed with relief,” the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech.
Rubio said the US and Europe “belong together”, but he also hit out at the region’s energy and migration policies, was critical of the UN, and said the US doesn’t want allies “who are weak”.
It comes after US Vice President JD Vance’s speech last year, which was critical of Europe’s policy direction. But our security correspondent Frank Gardner writes that the overriding message from Rubio’s remarks is that the US still wants to be an ally of Europe.
UK to deploy warships to the Arctic
Keir Starmer announced that the UK will send a fleet of warships and fighter jets to the Arctic in 2026, as Nato allies bolster defences in the region.
He also called for “deeper links” with the EU, arguing that moving closer to the single market in certain areas would bolster security.
Zelensky says US too focused on Ukrainian concessions
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called for Europe to have a “common defence policy”, saying European unity is the “best interceptor against Russia’s aggressive plans”.
Speaking about ongoing talks aimed at ending the conflict, Zelensky said that too often when the US discusses the need for concessions, it is in the context of Ukraine and not Russia.
Trump still ‘very serious’ about Greenland
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, when asked if the Greenland crisis had passed, said she doesn’t believe so, adding Trump is “very serious” about acquiring the island territory.
“I think the desire from the US president is exactly the same. He’s very serious about this,” she said.