"The US will do less and we have to do more" German Defense Minister Pistorius | DW News

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has sharply criticized a speech by US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference. JD Vance said that free speech was "in retreat" in Europe. Pistorius said, ''It's about his opinion about democracies. And I said, no, this is not acceptable to accuse us [of] not being real Democrats. And I had to make that clear as a representative of a German government here in Munich.'' For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1