Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens
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French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the audience during a session at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)From left, Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Gnter Sautter Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to the Chancellor, Prime Minister of Poland attend a meeting at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday Feb. 13, 2026. (Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP)Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz prepares to address the audience during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at the beginning of a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at the the Munich Security Conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the audience during a session at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
