Germany's Merz on EU budget: backing Ukraine is EU's collective responsibility
EWG•German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the European Union has a collective responsibility to support Ukraine and that support for Kyiv cannot be weakened. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico accused Merz of “blackmail” after Berlin linked Ukraine funding talks to negotiations on the EU’s next long-term budget.
1. Ukraine funding debate
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the European Union has a collective responsibility to back Ukraine and that support for Kyiv cannot be weakened. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico earlier accused Merz of “blackmail” after Berlin pushed to link a deal on Ukraine funding to talks on the EU’s next long-term budget.
