Pico said Merez yelled at him for refusing to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation.
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Pico said German Chancellor Friedrich March yelled at him for refusing to support new anti-Russian sanctions.
In a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Pico recalled his first conversation with Merez. He called and was indignant that Pico was blocking sanctions against Russia because they affected Slovak interests. Meraz threatened to withhold all the money.