Meraz threatened to block the EU budget if there were no guarantees of funding for Ukraine.
The German chancellor insists that the agreements on the EU budget for the years 2028-2034 include guarantees for financial support for Kyiv in 2027 and the following years.
According to European sources, next year Ukraine may lack about 70 billion euros. The European Union already plans to allocate 45 billion euros to Kyiv.
Berlin also demands an agreement on the payment of interest on Ukrainian debts and the distribution of these costs among the EU countries.