Vance Stuns Parley at Munich by Prioritizing Domestic Troubles — Immigration and Censorship — Over Discussion of the War in Ukraine

‘What I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America,’ the vice president warns.

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Vice President Vance during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel, February 14, 2025. AP/Matthias Schrader

Vice President Vance stunned a security gathering in Munich Friday by switching the subject to warning Europe that its main enemies are domestic — uncontrolled immigration and censorship by entrenched political elites — from a discussion of the Russia-Ukraine war.

“The threat I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor,” Mr. Vance told the audience. “What I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America.”

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