Elon Musk supports VP JD Vance after his controversial Munich speech advocating for Europe's traditional values and criticising European governments for limiting free speech. Vance's remarks received backlash from European leaders,

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday used his speech at the Munich Security Conference to criticize Europe for what he said was censorship of free speech and said the continent faces a "threat from within,

US Vice-President JD Vance has launched a scalding attack on European democracies, saying the greatest threat facing the continent was not from Russia and China, but "from within". It had been expected that Vance would use his speech at the Munich Security Conference to address possible talks to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Europe will have to unite around Ukraine so it can protect itself.