Last year, Vance told Europe there was 'a new sheriff in town.' Returning to the same forum, Rubio took a different tact. 'We will always be a child of Europe.'

Europe has doubled down on digital sovereignty and AI regulation, targeting American tech companies and straining transatlantic relations. Almost a year ago, Vice President JD Vance took the stage at the Munich Security Conference and the Paris AI Summit,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered some reassurance to uneasy European leaders at the Munich Security Conference, but did not back off underlying US demands.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JD Vance has claimed that European allies are more “reasonable” about Donald Trump’s covert interest in Greenland. His comments come as European leaders made unprecedented attacks ...

Rubio's comments at the Munich Security Conference struck a softer tone than Vice President JD Vance's at last year's event.

The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.

Crowds at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan booed U.S. Vice President JD Vance as a display of "European pride," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews on Feb. 9. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance drew loud jeers when they appeared on the stadium's giant screen at San Siro during the opening ceremony,