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Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday sought to reassure NATO ally Iceland that President Donald Trump's administration has no designs on the island but shares its deep concerns about Arctic security as tensions between the United States and Russia rise in the high north and elsewhere.

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What happened Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences.
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PBS NewsHourNews report · Oct 6, 1:38 PM

Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday sought to reassure NATO ally Iceland that President Donald Trump's administration has no designs on the island but shares its deep concerns about A...

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 6, 1:42 PM

Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences

Iceland has been uneasy about Trump’s intentions toward it after the posting of a map showing the colours of the US flag sprawling across all of North America and extending to Iceland and G...

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