MUNICH: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to begin a two-day trip on Sunday, to bolster ties with Slovakia and Hungary, whose conservative leaders, often at odds with other European Union countries, have warm ties with President Donald Trump. Rubio will use the trip to discuss energy cooperation and bilateral issues, including NATO commitments, the State Department said in an announcement last week.

These countries are "very cooperative" with the US, the official says

At the same gathering of top security officials last year, Vice President JD Vance had attacked European allies, triggering a series of confrontations.

Rubio's speech was more conciliatory than Vice President JD Vance's speech last year - though US-EU tensions remain.

MUNICH: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to begin a two-day trip on Sunday, to bolster ties with Slovakia and Hungary, whose conservative leaders, often at odds with…

BRATISLAVA, 15 FEB - Il Segretario di Stato americano Marco Rubio è arrivato in Slovacchia, proseguendo il suo tour europeo con visite nei Paesi guidati dagli alleati di destra…

BUDAPEST, Hungary: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in the Hungarian capital on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government during which they plan…

Marco Rubio shared President Donald Trump's support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday during a news conference in Budapest.

Secretary of state spoke of ‘golden age’ of US-Hungary relations at time of tense transatlantic relations with traditional allies