Rubio to attend Nato meeting amid concerns over US troop plans in Europe

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend a NATO meeting in Sweden while concerns arise over potential US troop reductions in Europe. Rubio emphasizes the need for increased defense investment as part of the broader NATO alliance discussions.

Rubio to attend Nato meeting amid concerns over US troop plans in Europe US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a Nato foreign ministers meeting in Sweden as concerns grow over reported US plans to reduce troop levels in Europe and US President Donald Trump’s stance towards the alliance. The State Department said Rubio would attend the Nato meeting in Helsingborg on Friday before travelling to India, where he is expected to visit Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur, and New Delhi. According to the department, Rubio will call “for increased defense investment and greater burden sharing in the alliance”. The statement also said he would focus on Arctic issues, though it did not specifically mention Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly suggested the US should take control of.