In a bold and impassioned speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a stark warning to European leaders about the dangers of censorship and the erosion of free speech.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Munich on Friday after Donald Trump startled U.S. allies by calling Vladimir Putin and announcing the start of peace talks.

In Munich, Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

At the Munich Security Conference, the vice president avoided talking about the war in Ukraine, and instead focused his speech on criticizing European action against the far right: ‘In Britain and across Europe,

US Vice-President JD Vance has launched a scalding attack on European democracies, saying the greatest threat facing the continent was not from Russia and China, but "from within". It had been expected that Vance would use his speech at the Munich Security Conference to address possible talks to end the war in Ukraine.

Vice President JD Vance urged European leaders to stop mass migration and curb progressive policies in a speech at the Munich Security Conference.