Francine Lacroix

I'm Francine Lacroix.

Now, Marco Rubio, of course, the U.S.

Secretary of State, has reassured European partners that the end of the transatlantic alliance is neither a goal or a wish.

He speaks with our editor-in-chief, John McEvoy.

Great and substantial interview there.

The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, speaking to our very own editor-in-chief, John Micklethwaite.

Now, Secretary Rubio really seeking to reassure some of the allies, but also seeking to reassure Europe of the U.S.

commitment to the continent, whilst at the same time criticizing Western leaders.

for what he calls a dangerous delusion of open borders, free trade and punishing energy policies.

Now, they also talked about Ukraine, Iran, Venezuela, and then queried about the relationship with China.

The secretary said it would be a geopolitical malpractice not to be in conversations with China.

Well, that's it for our special coverage right here from the Munich Security Conference.

I'm Francine Lacroix and this is Bloomberg.