Last week, he'd traveled to Paris, where he'd called for Europe to roll back its regulations on artificial intelligence, and then Munich, where he criticized the continent's commitment to democracy but didn’t mention Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

As the U.S. stakes out a different line on Ukraine, Europe is rallying to find a way to defend its territory and interests — with fault lines already showing on issues like possible troop deployment.

European leaders trying to make sense of a tough new line from Washington on issues including democracy and Ukraine’s future are set to express their reactions as the Munich Security Conference enters

Ninety percent of your country will remain intact and you will not be invaded.” Last week in Munich, a city closer to Ukraine than Washington is to Atlanta, Vice President JD Vance told Europeans that the principal security threat they face is insufficient free speech,

In recent days, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have created controversy from Munich to Kyiv.

MTG announced in November, 2024 she would be the chair of the DOGE oversight subcommittee. After the announcement, MTG bought shares in Tesla. Does anyone think she can conduct oversight of Elon Musk and DOGE, while having a financial interest in Musk’s company? Yes, I know all Congressmen own stock. But did they buy that stock after they become aware of whom they oversee? Vice President Vance stated, “Shutting people out of the political process protects nothing.” This was in his speech in Munich. But he, his boss and his party are intent on revenge and retribution of their political enemies as to shut them out of the political process. The Trump/Putin “peace talks” to end the Ukraine war started by a Russia will exclude Ukraine. Trump wants Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as “payback” for providing military equipment to fight a communist foe. He didn't ask Israel for “payback” for weapons used to defend itself against Islamic foes intent on total destruction of Israel. By the way, Russia does not want to destroy Ukraine, just return it to communism. Trump used his influence as President to make money selling Trump coins and other Trump products. The offers, by e-mail, had the Presidential logo. Trump sold unregulated cryptocurrency, making millions, before signing an executive order to draft cryptocurrency regulations. Trump has a financial stake from LIV Golf, including tournaments at his golf courses. He used the Oval Office earlier this month to “negotiate” a merger between the PGA and Saudi Arabian LIV Golf, which will further his financial interest in LIV Golf. Jared Kushner got unrestricted billions from Saudi Arabia to invest in April, 2021. He left The White House Jan. 20, 2021. Negotiations with Saudi Arabia had to have started much earlier. Other than real estate, he has no investment management experience; Kushner has “earned” at least $80 million. The “Biden Crime Family” was investigated ad nauseum because it allegedly earned $10 million. The taxpayers paid unaccounted millions for finding nothing. Trump Jr. joined the advisory board drone maker Unusual Machines on Nov. 27, 2024. It sells drone products to the Pentagon. Trump Jr. owns 331,580 shares. The stock price immediately doubled. From 2013 to 2018, Hunter Biden served on Burisma's Board of Directors. Burisma does not sell anything to the U.S. government. It is not known if Hunter Biden owned stock in Burisma. Repeating from above, the taxpayers paid unaccounted millions for finding nothing in an ad nauseum investigation. Taking one very easy example, I've looked throughout this forum and not once have you mentioned or complained of Nancy Pelosi and/or her husband raking in the big money from her inside connections with legislation. So, if you are going to be the pot calling the kettle black and to have any credibility in your political rants.....maybe you should also be calling out the other side you love so much.

SC, flipped on Ukraine following Trump and Vance's Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy. Sen. Graham publicly praised Zelenskyy weeks earlier during the Munich Security Conference.

The Biden administration is reportedly seeking a peace deal in Ukraine that gives Russia control over certain territories, despite warnings from allies and critics that this would be appeasement

Last weekend will be remembered as the historic moment when the Trump administration broke America’s historic bonds with fellow democracies in Europe to pursue alliances with far-right extremist governments that admire Russia more than they do the United States.

Volodymyr Zelensky deserves the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting to preserve international law that bans great powers from invading neighbors and seizing land by force.