Munich Security Conference

Vance scorches European allies in Munich speech, lecturing them about democracy

3:01pm February 13, 2025

The vice president gave a blistering speech to allies, dispensing with national security issues to instead chide European leaders for censoring and excluding right-wing populists.

Vice President Harris, seen here in December 2023, will be making a major address on Friday at the Munich Security Conference.

Trump is rattling Europe. Now Harris is going there to try to calm nervous allies

5:01am February 15, 2024

by Asma Khalid

Vice President Harris is making a major address on Friday at the Munich Security Conference. But European leaders are alarmed at the U.S. failure to keep its promise to continue to back Ukraine.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, shake hands prior to a bilateral meeting at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich.

4 takeaways from this year's important Munich Security Conference

7:17am February 19, 2023

by Esme Nicholson

The war in Ukraine dominated the annual conference in Germany, as Vice President Kamala Harris accused Russian forces of crimes against humanity.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with China's top diplomat Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 9, 2022.

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Secretary of State Blinken and China's top diplomat Wang Yi are set to meet in Munich

1:53pm February 18, 2023

by John Ruwitch

The two diplomats will meet for the first time in the aftermath of the balloon crisis earlier this month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. He proposed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid heightened tensions between their two countries.

Ukraine President Zelenskyy proposes to meet with Putin as tensions with Russia grow

8:15pm February 19, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

As fears grow of a Russian invasion of his country, the Ukrainian president offered to meet with his Russian counterpart. The U.S. warned of swift sanctions against Russia if it moves into Ukraine.

Vice President Harris walks across the tarmac at Joint Base Andrew to board Air Force Two bound for Munich, where she will meet with European leaders to discuss Russian aggression to Ukraine.

Vice President Harris is meeting leaders in Munich to talk about Russia and Ukraine

12:05pm February 17, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

This is Harris' highest-stakes foreign trip yet. She will meet some 13 heads of state to discuss the threat posed by Russia, and will speak at the Munich Security Conference.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Pence talk at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

Munich Security Conference Reveals A Growing Rift Between U.S. And Its Allies

6:05pm February 16, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a standing ovation for a speech that critiqued U.S. foreign policy. Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Pence defended U.S. global leadership.