Trump's Strategy and Marco Rubio's Speech Spark Deep Divide at Munich Summit

The 2026 Munich Security Conference ended with a deepening rift as Marco Rubio presented a national security strategy viewing Europe as a civilization in decline.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the leadership of the USA is now contested after Donald Trump threatened the forceful seizure of Greenland.Volodymyr Zelensky compared current peace talks to the 1938 Munich Agreement while criticizing the exclusion of European allies from major diplomatic decisions.European leaders including Emmanuel Macron and Kaja Kallas called for strategic autonomy as the USA shifts its military focus toward the Indo-Pacific.