Rubio to visit Sweden for NATO meeting, then India
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Sweden for a NATO meeting focused on defense investment and burden sharing. Following the NATO discussions, he will travel to India to engage in talks about energy security, trade, and defense cooperation. The visits come amid strained relations under the Trump administration, which has criticized NATO and imposed tariffs on India.
- ▪Rubio will attend a NATO meeting in Sweden to discuss increased defense investment.
- ▪He will then visit India for discussions on energy security and trade.
- ▪The Trump administration has faced challenges in relations with both NATO and India.
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Rubio to visit Sweden for NATO meeting, then IndiaSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished May 20, 2026, 04:03 AMUpdated May 20, 2026, 04:19 AMListenWASHINGTON, May 19 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Sweden for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers this week where he will discuss the need for "greater burden sharing" by the alliance, and then visit India, the State Department said on Tuesday.Under President Donald Trump, U.S. ties with both NATO and India have been strained, with the president repeatedly threatening to pull out of the alliance and imposing high tariffs on India.Rubio will stop in Helsingborg on May 22 and "discuss the need for increased defense investment and greater burden sharing in the Alliance," State Department…
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