JD Vance and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have 'good conversation' about Ukraine war – video
The US vice-president and the Ukrainian president were locked in bilateral discussions at the Munich Security Conference as part of Donald Trump’s push for a negotiated peace agreement to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy referred to it as a 'good conversation' and both spoke of more talks to come
US accused of 'trying to pick a fight' with Europe after Vance lashes out in fiery speech - as Ukraine casts doubt on Trump peace plan
The US vice president has taken a series of swipes at Europe during a speech at the Munich Security Conference, where officials are meeting today. Ukraine's president, meanwhile, expresses misgivings over Washington's approach to the war. Watch a live stream at the top of the page.
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Published On 14 Feb 2025
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- Marco Vicenzino, a geopolitical risk specialist, tells Al Jazeera that the world is entering the “era of great power politics, the era of great power rivalry”.
- That is especially true given the re-emergence of Trump as a political force in the US, he explained.
- “The Trump worldview is deep realism and very transactional,” Vicenzino said. “But that doesn’t mean that things can’t be worked out.”
- “Before Trump became president, many members of NATO were not paying their 2 percent GDP that was mandated.
- You see that, by the time he left his presidency, more than half were.
- ”Vicenzino also added that the upcoming elections in Germany could “inject new diplomatic and political capital into Europe”, helping to ease European-US tensions.
Germany's Pistorius says JD Vance remarks 'not acceptable'
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has heavily criticized JD Vance after the US vice president accused European governments of ignoring voter concerns on immigration and stamping down on free speech.
"Democracy was called into question by the US vice president for the whole of Europe earlier," Pistorius said at the Munich Security Conference. "He speaks of the annihilation of democracy. And if I have understood him correctly, he is comparing conditions in parts of Europe with those in authoritarian regions... that is not acceptable."
Pistorius accused Vance of painting a distorted picture of democracy.
Pistorius: Vance speech 'not acceptable'
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- Democracy means that "extremist parties such as the AfD can campaign quite normally, just like any other party."
"However, democracy does not mean that the loud minority is automatically right and determines the truth," Pistorius said.
- Earlier, JD Vance said that free speech was "in retreat" in Europe while mass migration was a topic being underestimated by nations across the continent.
Zelenskiyy says he had a 'good' talk with Vance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday he had a "good conversation" with US Vice President JD Vance.
"Our first meeting, not last, I'm sure," Zelenskyy said after the meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
"We want the war to come to a close, we want the killing to stop," Vance said during the talks with Zelenskyy.
- Shortly before sitting down with Vance, Zelenskyy said he will only agree to meet in-person with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a common plan is negotiated with US President Donald Trump.
Earlier at the conference in southern Germany, Vance suggested Europe needed to focus on migration while claiming freedom of speech is "in retreat" across the continent, comments which were strongly rebuked by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
JD Vance's speech felt like the United States was "trying to pick a fight" with Europe, "and we don't want to a pick a fight with our friends," Kallas said.
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