Vance began his speech by honoring the victims in the photo council that occurred in Munich on Thursday, in which at least 36 people were injured. For this he met with applause.
“Hope not that this will be the last applause I get,” he joked.
In addition to a few occasional pat here and there, it became the last proper applause. Instead, many European leaders sat crossed.
– Shock. That was the word I heard the Norwegian Foreign Minister tell his colleagues in the other Nordic and Baltic countries, says SVT’s foreign correspondent Christoffer Wendick, who was in place.
Don’t want to argue with our friends
EU Foreign Manager Kaja was called that the Vice President worked on the War Path and says that the EU “does not want to argue with our friends”. The allies should instead focus on major threats such as Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, she says.
She is supported by Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M).
– There is only a really serious threat to Europe and that is Russia, says Malmer Stenergard to Current.
NATO chief: “philosophically”
NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte calls according to CNN The speech for “philosophical” and thinks that Vance highlighted the United States and Europe’s unity.
– That we are really a family, and he referred to our common values about freedom of speech and democracy, Rutte told CNN.
With regard to the NATO countries’ defense spending, Rutte says he understands the US “irritation” that the United States has higher defense spending than other NATO members, and that Europe must start taking more responsibility and spend more money on defense.
“Other worldview”
German President Frank Walter Steinmeier noted that the new US administration “has a different worldview than we”.
– It does not take into account established rules, long -term partnership and trust. We can’t change that. We have to accept that and we have to handle that, he says.