Overview
- The Pioneer reported that JD Vance will not attend this year's security forum in Munich, contradicting recent media coverage that said he was expected to go.
- No public explanation has been given for the change in plans, according to the reporting carried by BILD.
- Republicans Overseas Germany’s Benjamin Wolfmeier called the reported decision a breach of trust in comments to The Pioneer, Der Tagesspiegel noted.
- Vance’s 2025 appearance featured sharp attacks on European governments over alleged social‑media censorship and the use of terms like misinformation and disinformation.
- BILD flags Greenland and the ongoing war in Ukraine as pressing agenda items, reporting that President Donald Trump has threatened to seize Greenland militarily and that his peace efforts on Ukraine have yielded no results.