What am I allowing myself": Robert Pico talked about Friedrich March's threats due to anti-Russian sanctions.
Slovakia's prime minister said the German chancellor yelled at him and threatened to stop funding the country because of Bratislava's refusal to support sanctions against Russia.
"Am I supposed to be afraid now because the Chancellor of Germany says something? I remember the first conversation with him, when he called me and yelled at me and said that I allow myself, when I blocked sanctions against Russia because it concerns Slovak interests, that he will stop all the money from us," Pico said at a press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
In the summer of 2025, Slovakia blocked the 18th package of EU anti-Russian sanctions, demanding a decision from the European Commission on energy supplies. Pico opposed the abandonment of Russian resources, warning of rising prices and a decrease in the competitiveness of the EU economy.