Rubio tells Munich security forum that US and Europe belong together

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a message of unity to Europeans on Saturday, saying Washington does not intend to abandon the transatlantic alliance, but that Europe's leaders had made a number of policy mistakes and need to change course, Reuters reported.

Rubio's overall message of togetherness at the annual Munich Security Conference was relatively well-received by the gathering of European diplomats and security officials.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a message of unity to Europeans on Saturday, saying Washington does not intend to abandon the transatlantic alliance, but that Europe's leaders had made a number of policy mistakes and need to change course.

Rubio's overall message of togetherness at the annual Munich Security Conference was relatively well-received by the gathering of European diplomats and security officials.

The address was notably short on specifics. Rubio did not mention Russia - the continent's main geopolitical foil - during the roughly half-hour address, nor did he even bring up NATO by name, the continent's main security bloc.