Vice President J.D. Vance held talks with Alice Weidel, the co-leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD), at the Munich Security Conference after crictizing organizers for not inviting members of her party.

Vance made his debut on the international stage by issuing a blistering attack on Europe for 'criminalizing' free speech and ignoring its own 'core democratic values'.

He then became the most senior U.S. official to meet with immigration hardliner Weidel, with the Afd heading for their strongest election showing in years when voters heads to the polls in nine days.

Mainstream parties have already warned they won't work with AfD, a decision Vance compared to a democratic 'firewall'.