German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Minister for Justice and Transport Volker Wissing and Munich mayor Dieter Reiter lay flowers as they visit a makeshift memorial for the victims of a suspected ramming attack where a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a crowd,

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meet for talks at the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb.15, 2025. (/DPA via AP, Pool)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a strong rebuke to JD Vance on Saturday, after the U.S. Vice President attacked Europe's stance toward hate speech and the far right. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference,

Germany's chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has hit back at Vice President JD Vance who had criticized European nations over free speech and their treatment of far-right parties. A day after Vance told the Munich Security Conference that the biggest threat to European their security came not from Russia and China but "from within,

Events in the centre of Munich came after a series of deadly attacks in Germany, all allegedly involving immigrants. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the driver "must be punished and he must leave the country".

Chancellor Olaf Scholz also rejected the call by US Vice President JD Vance to open Germany’s door to far-right parties.

At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections.

Strident speeches from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference testified to the impact of a blizzard of Trump decisions that have resonated at home and in Europe,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly criticized U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday for his comments urging European leaders to reconsider their stance on far-right parties.

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meet for talks at the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, brings a flower to the site where a car crashed into a Thursday Ver.di labor union demonstration in Munich, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were to speak on the second day of the Munich Security Conference, a day after U.S. Vice President JD Vance all but scolded European allies over democracy and raised questions about the U.