United States Vice President JD Vance will not be meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Munich Security Conference, as reported by a German official.

A spokesperson for Vice President Vance acknowledged that a meeting had been proposed but ultimately was not confirmed due to a scheduling conflict on the German side.

The official statement highlighted that Vance and Scholz had previously met at an artificial intelligence summit in Paris on Monday.

This announcement comes in the context of increasing transatlantic tensions and ongoing discussions regarding a potential peace plan for Ukraine, alongside separate engagements between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

While in Munich, Vice President Vance is set to meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as well as German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Chancellor Minister Wolfgang Schmidt.

Moreover, Friedrich Merz, a significant player in Germany’s forthcoming snap election and a possible successor to Chancellor Scholz, is scheduled for a brief meeting with Vance.

Various sources have shared details regarding the scheduling and context of these meetings, indicating that initial discussions in late January and early February had considered a potential meeting with Chancellor Scholz.

This information is derived from statements made by both U.S. and German officials and illustrates the current dynamics of diplomatic interactions amid shifting transatlantic relations.