EU invites US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to meet with EU representatives
The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas (Photo: Getty Images)
The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, invited the new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to Brussels. She proposed that he participate in a meeting with EU representatives, The Guardian reports.
The EU's chief diplomat sent an open invitation to the new US Secretary of State to take part in a meeting with EU representatives in Brussels.
"In my letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, I offered an open invitation for his participation in one of our meetings at his earliest convenience," Kallas wrote to the EU foreign ministers.
EU officials told the publication that there has been no response from Rubio yet.
Relations between Trump and the EU
Western media have reported that the EU feared sharp decisions from Donald Trump after his return to the White House. For instance, Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on EU member states. Brussels declared its readiness to respond to such actions.
Additionally, the US president accuses European countries of spending less money on aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Moreover, Trump demands that other NATO members, most of whom are also EU members, increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP.
