Munich Security Conference: Rubio flies in amid testing times for US-Europe ties – live

<p>German chancellor Friedrich Merz among key figures to speak as three-day security gathering opens </p><p><em>Guardian staff:</em></p><p><strong>The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said he will have a chance to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy at this week’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/09/europe-us-munich-security-conference-report">Munich Security Conference</a></strong>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/13/munich-security-conference-rubio-flies-in-amid-testing-times-for-us-europe-ties-live">Continue reading...</a>