The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Pico, said that the leaders of several European Union countries are threatening to deprive Bratislava of funds from the cohesion funds if they refuse to support a new loan to Ukraine worth 70 billion euros. According to RBC, the politician called such actions blackmail and emphasized that Slovakia is ready to use the right of veto. According to him, this approach is unfair, since the European Union does not offer solutions in several other important issues, and leaves the countries alone with crises.