US vice president JD Vance used his speech before the Munich Security Conference to deride Europe for suppressing free speech.
Mr Vance says that freedom is danger across the continent.
Mr Vance also urged European officials to stem illegal migration, says voters do not want “floodgates” to open to millions.
The vice president also hammered home the US demand that the Nato alliance step up defence spending, ahead of a security meeting in Europe at a time of intense concern and uncertainty over the Trump administration’s foreign policy.