In an impassioned speech to the Munich conference, Zelenskiy said an address by U.S. Vice President JD Vance the previous day had made clear the relationship between Europe and the United States was changing.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed irritation following a speech by US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, in which Vance sharply criticized European leaders as insufficiently democratic.

MUNICH (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a strong rebuke on Saturday to U.S. Vice President JD Vance's attack on Europe's stance toward hate speech and the far right, saying it was not right for others to tell Germany, and Europe, what to do.