Merz renews criticism of Vance over security conference remarks

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2025-05-16

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has renewed his criticism of US Vice President JD Vance over remarks made at the Munich Security Conference in February. "That was overstepping boundaries. Even an American vice president has no right to say something like that in Germany," Merz told public broadcaster ZDF on Thursday. Vance drew ire from European leaders when he publicly scolded them in a controversial speech at the annual forum in......

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