US Secretary Of State Says Many Officials In Europe Don't Like Vice President Vance's Speech

US Vice President JD Vance/screenshot via Instagram @vp

JAKARTA - United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said many parties in Europe did not like US Vice President JD Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference.

However, Rubio reminded partners should be able to speak straightforwardly and honestly to each other without any feelings of confusion, humiliation, or annoyance.

"I spoke with foreign ministers from various countries across Europe. Many of them may not like the speech or disagree with the speech," Rubioo said.

"But they continue to interact with us on various issues that unite us," Rubio continued in an interview with CBS as quoted byRIA Novosti in Washington, Monday, February 17, as reported by ANTARA.

Rubio stressed partners and allies should be able to "talk honestly to each other in open forums without feeling offended, insulted, or upset."

The US Secretary of State said the situation of the armed forces of European countries or their economy had not raised concerns for Washington, but was in contrast to the issue of "erocession in freedom of opinion and tolerance for the opposite point of view in Europe".

Earlier, Vance spoke at the Munich Security Conference on Friday (14/2).

In the event, Vance said European leaders ignored their citizens as if they were "enemployed animals" and did not listen to voters' voices.

Vance also said European leaders were suppressing or canceling elections based solely on "small suspicions", as happened in the presidential election in Romania.

According to Vance, the threat to Europe is not from Russia or China, but from within Europe itself. Listen to Vance in silence and barely applaud.

Later, US President Donald Trump said he had listened to Vance's speech and called his deputy's speech a good thing, and warned Europe to be careful.