# Merz faces criticism over demand for EU-wide Ukraine financing

https://mins.news/en/video/139164

- DW News, 2026-11-11 14:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjUl04Ca3LE

> The Slovak and Czech prime ministers accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of blackmail and seeking to subordinate them. Merz had threatened to veto the EU’s next multi-year budget unless it made aid to Ukraine a shared commitment of all member states.

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