JD Vance

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Når VP Vance rusher ind i EU: Hvem vidste, at sikkerhed kunne være så sjovt?

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance sender bølger med sine tilføjelser om EU's sikkerhed og ytringsfrihed.

I et dramatisk optrædende ved den seneste sikkerhedskonference i München, hvor det meste af verdens sikkerhedsmæssige udfordringer blev drøftet, indtog USAs vicepræsident JD Vance scenen med en skarp kritik af europæiske ledere. Han argumenterede for, at de største trusler mod Europas sikkerhed ikke kommer fra eksterne faktorer som Kina eller Rusland, men derimod fra interne problemer som censur af ytringsfrihed og mangel på kontrol på immigration. Med både en tand for humor og alvor slog Vance fast, at EU skal se indad og løse deres egne problemer, før de kan forvente støtte fra Amerika.

Ukrainsk præsident Volodymyr Zelenskyy mødte også Vance under konferencen, og under deres samtale blev det tydeligt, at Ukraine søger stærkere sikkerhedsgarantier før enhver fremtidig fredsforhandling med Rusland. Zelenskyy understregede nødvendigheden af et fastlagt sikkerhedsstrategi, som kan sikre Ukraine mod Putins aggression. Samtidig var den spænding, der kendetegnede Vances retorik, også til stede i mødet, da han understregede, at USA besidder makroøkonomiske og militære "redskaber af påvirkning," hvis situationen i Ukraine skulle forværres.

Men vent, der er mere! Vance gjorde sig ikke populær blandt alle europæiske ledere, da han også nævnte, at han ser værd i den tyske højrefløjsparti, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), som en medspiller politisk, hvilket fik flere til at rulle med øjnene og give ham en hård irettesættelse. Det er sjovt at se, hvordan politik kan være en række følelser og tilskyndelser - fra lukkethed til fortrolighed. Det triste ved det hele er, at Vances tale overskyggede de alvorligere emner omkring verdenssikkerhed.

Så hvordan knytter vi alle disse emner sammen? Hvordan skaber vi sjov i alvor?, Nå men det er simpelt: verdenspolitik og meme-kultur! Vance kan lige så godt udgive sin egen memesamling for at gøre sit budskab lidt sjovere. Og måske skulle han overveje, hvis han ønsker at engagerede det europæiske publikum i fremtiden, at tilføje et sketch om, hvordan man styrer en kontinent af den slags.

Visste du for øvrigt, at den typiske person, der ser sikkerhedskonferencer, også har en forkærlighed for klovne? Eller at farvandet mellem Rusland og Ukraine har været så turbulent, at man skulle tro, det var det kejserlige Rom, der udførte sine handlinger? Det er klart, at mens vi er beskæftiget med krig og politik, er der også halvfarlige, men morsomme historier, der ligger og venter på at blive fortalt!

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Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump ... (The Associated Press)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war.

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Vance attack on Europe overshadows Ukraine talks at security ... (Reuters)

U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused European leaders on Friday of censoring free speech and failing to control immigration, drawing a sharp rebuke from ...

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German minister hits back against Vance's complaints on the state of ... (The Associated Press)

Vance lectured European governments about free speech in an appearance at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, saying that he fears that it is “in retreat” ...

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JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech (POLITICO.eu)

U.S. vice president stunned the audience with his broadside on the way Europe is run.

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Vance turns on European allies in blistering speech that ... (CNN)

US Vice President JD Vance vented at European leaders Friday, telling them that the biggest threat to their security was “from within,” rather than China ...

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Zelensky meets Vance as Ukraine says Russia hit Chernobyl ... (CNN)

Vice President JD Vance meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the high-level Munich Security Conference in Germany. Follow for live updates.

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Vance criticizes Europe on free speech at Munich Security Conference (WDSU New Orleans)

Vice President JD Vance addresses free speech issues and NATO defense spending at the Munich Security Conference, focusing on Ukraine and Trump policies.

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JD Vance hits out at Europe's 'threat from within' (Financial Times)

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JD Vance uses Munich security speech to attack Europe on ... (Semafor)

US Vice President JD Vance stunned members of the audience in a speech at the Munich Security Conference Friday, by attacking Europe on its approach to ...

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Vance says US has economic and military 'tools of leverage' if ... (CNN)

Vice President JD Vance warned on Thursday that the United States could send troops to Ukraine and hit Russia with further sanctions if Vladimir Putin ...

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JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration (BBC News)

The vice-president's speech at the Munich Security Conference was denounced by several European leaders.

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Vice President JD Vance Turns on European Allies in Blistering ... (WTTW News)

Vance vented at European leaders Friday, telling them that the biggest threat to their security was “from within,” rather than China and Russia. Vance used his ...

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Vance to meet Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Munich amid push for NATO ... (CBS News)

Vice President JD Vance hammered home the United States demand that the NATO alliance step up defense spending on Friday, ahead of a security meeting in ...

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Vance draws German rebuff for seeing far-right AfD as eligible ... (Reuters)

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday backed a German far-right party as an eligible political partner in remarks rebuffed by Berlin as unwelcome ...

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Vance berates European leaders as tensions with close allies burst ... (NBC News)

Vice President JD Vance publicly berated European leaders on a host of issues from free speech to security and mass migration, as simmering tensions between ...

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Trump live: Zelenskyy tells Vance Ukraine needs 'real security ... (Aljazeera.com)

Ukrainian president tells US vice president there must be a plan to stop Russia's Vladimir Putin and 'finish the war'.

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JD Vance breaks taboo by meeting with leader of Germany's far ... (The Guardian)

US vice-president meets with AfD leader Alice Weidel as Trump administration courts European populist parties.

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More work needed to stop Putin, Zelensky says at summit meeting ... (BBC News)

The Ukrainian president and US vice-president reiterate their hopes for enduring peace in the Ukraine war while meeting in Munich.

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Transcript of WSJ Interview with JD Vance (The Wall Street Journal)

Q: So we read your speech. It's powerful stuff. It's going to be very interesting because the German chancellor is sitting in front of you and the next ...

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Zelenskyy meets with Vance, says Ukraine needs "real security ... (CBS News)

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

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Vance meets with leader of AFD, a far-right German political party ... (Politico)

The vice president met with the leaders of all four major German political parties — including Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for ...

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US Vice President JD Vance blasts Europe over free speech, lax ... (Aljazeera.com)

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Converts Clap Back at CNN Priest's 'Anti-Catholic' Dismissal of JD ... (National Catholic Register)

Converts and other Catholics took issue with the celebrity priest's perceived dismissal of Vance's views based on the vice president's relative newness to ...

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German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That ... (The New York Times)

At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany's coming elections.

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JD Vance rebuked by Germany's Scholz: "interference" (Newsweek)

Germany's chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has hit back at Vice President JD Vance who had criticized European nations over free speech and their treatment of ...

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JD Vance's Munich speech laid bare the collapse of the transatlantic ... (The Guardian)

Since 1963, the Munich Security Conference has seen many consequential speeches, notably Vladimir Putin announcing in 2007 that Russia would never accept a ...

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German Chancellor Scholz Appears To Rebuke JD Vance In ... (Forbes)

Vance surprised European leaders by accusing them of suppressing free speech and refusing to work with far-right parties.

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German chancellor slams Vance's call for Europe to be inclusive of ... (NPR)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the 61st Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15 in. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, pictured on Saturday at the Munich ...

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Putin ally praises "bold" JD Vance after Munich speech (Newsweek)

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president and prime minister, said the vice president "told the truth" on his trip to Europe.

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Munich Security Conference Updates: Vance attacks allies on ... (Reuters)

"That is not appropriate, especially not among friends and allies," Olaf Scholz said.

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JD Vance brings culture war to Europe (Politico)

Delegates packed into the conference hall and overflow rooms at the Bayerischer Hof hoping to hear U.S. Vice President JD Vance lay out some detail of the ...

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European leaders, media stunned by JD Vance's speech (CBS News)

Vice President JD Vance stunned European leaders in Munich this week with a speech in which he painted a picture of European politics infected by media ...

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