JD Vance meets German far-right leader as he criticises ‘firewalls’ in Europe

United States vice-president JD Vance addresses the audience during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany (Matthias Schrader/AP)

US vice president JD Vance has met the leader of a German far-right party during a visit to Munich, nine days before a German election and after lecturing European leaders about the state of democracy.

He said there is no place for “firewalls”.