JD Vance has sparked a furious backlash for delivering an anti-immigration speech at the Munich Security Conference in which he attacked European leaders and backed those who voted for Brexit.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance was critical of American allies while addressing attendees at the Munich Security Conference in Germany Friday.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused European leaders on Friday of censoring free speech and failing to control immigration, drawing a sharp rebuke from Germany's defence minister and overshadowing discussions on the war in Ukraine.

Mr Vance’s speech, and his passing mention of the Russian war in Ukraine, came at a time of heightened concern and uncertainty over the Trump administration’s foreign policy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Munich on Friday after Donald Trump startled U.S. allies by calling Vladimir Putin and announcing the start of peace talks.

US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday (February 14), discussing strategies to bring the war in Eastern Europe to an end.

His address to the Munich Security Conference comes after Zelensky says he doesn't see a "ready US plan" to end the war.

Germany’s defense minister has pushed back hard against U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s complaints about the state of democracy in Europe