politics
February 17, 2026
Putin envoy comments on Rubio’s ‘we care deeply about EU’ claim
Kirill Dmitriev expressed skepticism over whether the US can stop EU bureaucrats from destroying Western civilization
TL;DR
- Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev expressed skepticism about the US's ability to prevent EU bureaucrats from destroying Western civilization.
- Dmitriev stated that EU bureaucrats are focused on destroying Western civilization through false narratives, migration, warmongering, and economic decline.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to ease transatlantic tensions, emphasizing that the US and Europe "belong together" and that US policies stemmed from deep care for the EU and the West.
- The Trump administration's National Security Strategy previously criticized the EU for poor policy choices, warning of "civilizational erasure."
- Rubio reframed criticisms as shared failures and highlighted common "adversaries and rivals" against whom the US and EU must unite.
- Russia has dismissed claims that it threatens Europe as baseless fearmongering used to justify military budgets.
- Both Russia and China have rejected claims that they threaten Greenland.