German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed irritation following a speech by US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, in which Vance sharply criticized European leaders as insufficiently democratic.

The Munich Security Conference enters its second day on Saturday with speeches by the German chancellor and Ukrainian president, after a series of upsets on the opening day of the high-profile gathering of world leaders and foreign policy experts.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday used his speech at the Munich Security Conference to criticize Europe for what he said was censorship of free speech and said the continent faces a "threat from within,