German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has opened the second day of the Munich Security Conference. He rejected working with the far right after a divisive speech by US VP Vance on Friday. DW has more.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke out at the Munich Security Conference, on Saturday, rejecting US Vice President JD Vance's statements calling for German democratic parties to work together with the far right.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday reassured each other of their commitment to peace negotiations that involve Ukraine, in light of US-Russian talks from which both Kiev and its European allies have been excluded so far.

My shorthand description of the annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) has long been: “It’s Davos for security wonks.” MSC’s focus is on global security challenges, bringing voices from across the planet to snowy Bavaria in mid-February. Yet these discussions build on a legacy foundation: the relationship between the United States and Europe.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won’t accept people who “intervene in our democracy,” a day after U.S.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed common lines in a phone call on Friday, agreeing that both Ukraine and European allies need to be involved in any peace negotiations with Russia,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rebuked US Vice President JD Vance on Saturday, warning against any foreign interference in Germany’s democracy and elections, particularly in support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Shortly after US Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Friday local time, in which he criticized Europe on issues such as democracy and immigration, some European leaders reacted sharply,

Germany will not accept outside intervention in its elections. That is not appropriate—especially not among friends and allies'

Ukraine's Zelenskyy made it abundantly clear: "Decades of the relationship between Europe and America are ending." How are Europe’s leading politicians dealing with this? That’s in the spotlight on this final day of the Munich Security Conference.

Russia chose not to send a delegation to the 2022 conference, which was held just days before Moscow launched its invitation of Ukraine. Russia was not invited to the conference in 2023, 2024 or 2025. Skip next section Starmer calls for Europe to take on 'greater role' in NATO

Yet the way China presented itself with a spirit of cooperation and a constructive stance was evident. During the conference, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee,