# Marco Rubio urges Europe to wake up and spend more on defence

https://mins.news/en/video/90958

- euronews, 2026-10-08 07:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weg0u05icvs

> During his trip to Greece, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europeans to increase defence spending and take greater responsibility for protecting their continent.

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