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Merz accused of ‘blackmail’ by Slovakian PM after demand for Ukraine aid in EU budget

Headline via The Guardian · first report 10 Nov, 18:23 IST, latest 10 Nov, 22:14 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Straits Times at 10 Nov, 18:23 IST; the latest is from The Guardian at 10 Nov, 22:14 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Nov 10 - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of \"blackmail\" on Tuesday after Berlin pushed to link a deal on funding for Ukraine to talks on the European Union's next long-term budget.
German chancellor has signalled he will block budget with no aid deal, complaining that burden is ‘carried mostly by only a few member states’Friedrich Merz has signalled he will block the EU’s seven-year budget unless there is a deal on financial aid for…

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