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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday that European residents are losing their speech freedom, with Vice President JD Venus accusing European politicians of making free speech.
Trump told reporters at the Oval Office that Venice’s speech at the Munich security conference was well -received.
The Vice President’s speech has given rise to immediate criticism in Europe. A Reuters reporter in a side room of the Munich conference where more delegates can hear Venice’s speech that people are shown and not praised.
Venus on Friday accused European leaders of censoring free speech and failing to control immigration, strongly condemned the German Defense Minister and discussed the war in Ukraine.
It was expected that after a call between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin this week between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the possibility of peace talks would be dominated, but Venice in his speech at the gathering. Barely mentioned Russia or Ukraine.
He said that the threat to Europe, which he is most disturbed by, was not Russia or China, but he has called back the basic values of protection of free speech – as well as immigration, about which I said it was “out of control” in Europe.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius withdrew his speech at the end of the day, calling Venice’s remarks “unacceptable”.
He said that Venus has demanded a questionable democracy not only in Germany but also in Europe as a whole.
The conflict identified various global views of Trump’s new administration and European leaders, making it difficult for the United States and Europe’s longtime allies to find a common basis on issues, including Ukraine.
Many conference delegates watched Venice’s speech quietly. He clapped very little while offering his remarks.
Following his speech, Venus met with Alice Widel, the leader of the right Alternative (AFD) party for Germany, which is likely to be criticized next week ahead of the German federal elections.
Trump’s demand with Putin frightened the European governments, who have tried to isolate the Russian president since the 2022 invasion of Moscow Ukraine, and fears that they could be removed from peace talks. Because of their own reaction to their own security.
Venus, who met Ukrainian President Wolodmeir Zelaninski in Munich on Friday, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview ahead of an interview that Trump could use several tools, economic and military to take advantage of Putin. –
Wans spokesman William Martin later raised the issue with the newspaper’s interpretation that the vice president was threatening Russia.
Peace talks
Zelinski said at the Munich conference that he would only talk to Putin only when Ukraine agreed to a joint venture with Trump and European leaders.
Venus and Zelaninski refused to give details of their words in Munich, but the Ukrainian president reiterated that his country needed “real security guarantees”.
German Foreign Minister Analina Berbak warned against any attempt to make a peace deal with Ukraine.
“There will be a shameful peace on the heads of Ukraine and European people – nothing will be achieved,” he said. “Shameful peace will not bring lasting security, neither for people in Ukraine nor for us in Europe or America.”
Russia now has about 20 % of Ukraine for about three years after the onset of the entire scale attack, saying that the acquisition of Kiev’s NATO membership poses an existential threat. The action of Ukraine and West Russia is called an imperialist land.
Venus also reiterated Trump’s demand that Europe should work further to protect its defense so that Washington could focus on other regions, especially the Indian Pacific.
“In the future, we believe that Europe will have to play a major role in its security,” he said in a meeting with German President Frank Walter Stein Mayor.
NATO Secretary -General Mark Rod said Venus is “all right” about Europe’s need and to work more to defend itself. Bread said, “We have to make progress in this regard and spend a lot.
At the conference, several European leaders echoed their comments, saying that Europe would advance its defense spending, but it also needed to gradually discuss its support from Washington.
Prior to meeting the AFD leader, Venus, in his speech, suggested that the group is a qualified political partner, which is being condemned by German major political parties not to work with AFD. –
Anti -immigration AFD is monitored by German security services on suspicion of being right -wing extremist. It is currently polling 20 % before the February 23 general election.
Billionaire American businessman Elon Musk, the largest donor of Trump’s election efforts in 2024, and now the head of Trump’s task force to reduce the US government’s spending, has also publicly supported the AFD.