The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday that a speech by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security conference felt as if the United States was 'trying to pick a fight' with Europe.

The United States was Germany's biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as

United States Vice-President JD Vance, fourth right, and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, fifth right, meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, third left, during a bilateral me

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over the future of Ukraine and Europe’s alliance with the United States.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during the Munich security conference Friday the European Union will respond if the United States imposes reciprocal tariffs.

European powers, including Britain, France and Germany, said on Wednesday they had to be part of any future negotiations on the fate of Ukraine, underscoring that only a fair accord with security guarantees would ensure lasting peace.

The man poised to be Germany’s next leader delivered a jolt this week when he warned that the demise of NATO in its current form could be at hand and said Europe must chart a military course separate from the United States.

In an impassioned speech to the annual Munich Security Conference of global policymakers, Zelenskiy said an address by U.S. Vice President JD Vance the previous day had made clear the relationship between Europe and the United States was changing.

What I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, speaks with Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, right, and Finland's Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen, left, during a meeting of the Nor

United States Vice-President JD Vance, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany,