Rubios Italy Visit Will Ease Tensions but Not Necessarily Close the Gap, Analysts Say

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump leave the White House on March 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Italy on Wednesday for a three-day mission aimed partly at resetting relations with the Holy See and repairing the cooling political bond between the Trump administration and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.Three Italian and European analysts told The Epoch Times that Rubio is well-placed to ease the immediate tensions, but that the strategic costs that have accumulated in recent weeks may be harder to repair.

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