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Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern
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According to ABC News’s source item, Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern
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- Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran growsABC News - 2026-05-20T12:54:21+00:00
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