Slovakia's Robert Fico accused the German chancellor of "blackmail" as four EU countries resisted his demand to link approval of the bloc's next long-term budget to fresh financial support for Ukraine.

The leaders of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Bulgaria have pushed back against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ultimatum to make approval of the EU's next long-term budget conditional on fresh financial support for Ukraine.

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[–] 17 points 12 hours ago

Those countries are: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Bulgaria.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 hours ago

    Czechia is a surprise for me.

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  • [+] -6 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

    countries that can't afford providing aid upset at Germany for trying to force everyone to pay for it

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