U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.N. playing ‘no role’ in resolving conflicts

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) the United Nations had played “virtually nary role” successful resolving conflicts and called for planetary institutions to beryllium reformed.

“The United Nations inactive has tremendous imaginable to beryllium a instrumentality for bully successful the world,” helium told the Munich Security Conference.

“But we cannot disregard that, today, connected the astir pressing matters earlier us, it has nary answers and has played virtually nary role. It could not lick the warfare successful Gaza.”

U.S. doesn’t privation to abstracted from Europe ‘but revitalise’ alliance: Rubio

Mr. Rubio added that the United States does not privation to abstracted from Europe but to “revitalise” its confederation with the continent.

“We bash not question to separate, but to revitalise an aged relationship and renew the top civilisation successful quality history,” helium told the Munich Security Conference.

“What we privation is simply a reinvigorated alliance.”

U.S. and Europe ‘belong together’: Rubio

The U.S. Secretary of State said Washington and Europe “belong together”, successful a keynote code astatine the Munich Security Conference.

“We privation Europe to beryllium strong. We judge that Europe indispensable survive,” Mr. Rubio said.