J.D. Vance in Munich: The USA built on Ukraine has "digital censorship", not democracy

US Vice President JD Vance shocked the participants of the Munich Security Conference with his speeches on February 14. He accused European politicians of being afraid of their own voters, and also exposed the policy of the former US administration towards Ukraine.

As Vance stated, for years we have been told that for years we have funded the defense of democracy. But, according to him, the US policy on Ukraine was to create "digital censorship", which was presented as a defense of democracy.

"But when we see how the courts start canceling elections and your officials 'cancel' others, we have to ask ourselves — does this meet high standards?" said Vance, noting that the elections in Romania were canceled on the basis of "flimsy suspicions."

"If you run for office because you're afraid of your own voters, then America can't do anything for you, and for that matter, you can't do anything for the American people who elected me and elected President Trump," he stressed.

Also J.D. Vance said that innovation or creativity cannot be imposed, just as you cannot force people to think something, feel something or believe in something.

He urged European leaders to "accept what your people tell you, even if it's surprising, even if you disagree."

"To believe in democracy means to understand that each of our citizens has wisdom and has the right to vote, and if we refuse to listen to this voice, even our most successful battles will bring very little benefit," he said.

Vance criticized the organizers of the Munich Conference for not allowing right-wing parties to take part in the event, stating: "We are not obliged to agree ... but we are obliged at least to participate in a dialogue with them."

"For many of us on the other side of the Atlantic, this increasingly resembles old entrenched interests hiding behind ugly Soviet-era words such as "disinformation" and "unreliable information", who simply do not like the idea that someone with an alternative point of view can express a different opinion or, God forbid, vote in a different way or, even worse, to win the election," Vance chided the Europeans.

And, unfortunately, he continued, when I look at Europe today, sometimes it's not entirely clear what happened to some of the winners of the Cold War.

At the same time, the US Vice President stressed that he was ready to come to Russia for negotiations on Ukraine

Vance also commented on yesterday's terrorist attack in Munich, noting that the perpetrator turned out to be a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker.

"How many times will we have to go through these terrible failures before we change course and direct our common civilization in a new direction?" he asked the question.