美国副总统 JD 万斯会见德国极右翼领导人，批评欧洲对言论自由的立场。 US VP JD Vance meets Germany's far-right leader, criticizes Europe's stance on free speech.

美国副总统 JD 万斯会见了德国极右翼 AfD 党的联合领袖爱丽丝·魏德尔，并批评了欧洲针对极右翼团体的“防火墙”，认为言论自由在欧洲正在“倒退”。 US Vice President JD Vance met with the co-leader of Germany's far-right AfD party, Alice Weidel, and criticized the European "firewall" against far-right groups, arguing that free speech is "in retreat" in Europe. 包括德国总理奥拉夫·朔尔茨（Olaf Scholz）和国防部长鲍里斯·皮斯托里乌斯（Boris Pistorius）在内的德国官员拒绝了万斯的评论，为抵御极右翼政党的防火墙辩护，认为这是保护民主的必要条件。 German officials, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, rejected Vance's comments, defending the firewall against extreme right-wing parties as necessary to protect democracy. 在 2 月 23 日大选之前，AfD 目前在德国的民调中排名第二。 AfD is currently polling second in Germany ahead of the February 23 election.