Slått ut etter J.D. Vance`s tale i Munchen i dag - Vance har møte med AFD - BBC

Undertegnede så- og hørte talen hans. Jeg ble helt slått ut. Han representerte "The Evil Empire"! Total idiotskap  fra ende til annen. Lykke til verden! (Red.) TOP OF THE AGENDA European leaders react to Vance's speech

Vance said he feared there'd been a retreat of  "fundamental values" - such as free speech - in  Europe and the UK. Credit: Reuters US Vice-President JD Vance was expected to speak about the Trump administration's plans for Ukraine. Most of his speech at the Munich Security Conference was instead dedicated to scolding European allies over democratic values. His words were poorly received in the room. A joke comparing Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk was met with absolute dead silence, writes security correspondent Frank Gardner.  Afterwards, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said: "Comparing conditions in parts of Europe with those in authoritarian regions... that is not acceptable."

Vance's speech summary

Vance meets with head of Germany's far-right party The meeting with AfD party’s leader came after the VP blasted America’s European allies, likening some to Cold War tyrants Analysis Vance uses half-truths to lecture a European audience well aware of the threat of authoritarian rule