2025 Munich Security Conference: A Stage for ‘Diplomatic Cacophony’
© AP Photo / Matthias SchraderAndrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister, Republic of Croatia, Kristr˙n Mjoll Frostadottir, Prime Minister of Iceland, Alexander Stubb, President of Finland and Edgars Rinkevics, President of Latvia, from left, speak as part of a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.

© AP Photo / Matthias Schrader
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US Vice President JD Vance’s "European values" speech provoked uproar at the gathering.
This year's event was packed with controversy, but Volodymyr Zelensky definitely stole the show.
He Claimed:
“I told [US President Donald] Trump that [Russian President Vladimir] PUTIN IS AFRAID of him and now he knows.”
“If we don’t have real NATO, we will make NATO in Ukraine.”
Can I speak Ukrainian? (It seems he forgot where the Munich conference is held, trying to smirk when hearing “no”).
In addition, journalists preferred to keep mum after a host asked if they have any questions for Zelensky, who clearly looked like being under the influence during a presser.
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas: Russian civilians “are not dying” during the Ukraine conflict (at least six Russian civilians were killed and 68 more wounded in recent shelling by Ukrainian troops).
Finnish President Alexander Stubb: The Munich Security Conference has become a "diplomatic cacophony."
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier: European leaders should “not behave LIKE DEERS caught in headlights” when showing humble reaction to the latest statements by the Trump administration.
Munich Security Conference chief Christoph Heusgen: The gathering was "in a certain sense a European nightmare.”
An 'honorable mention'
Heusgen nearly broke down while discussing US Vice President JD Vance's Munich speech, where the American criticized European values.