Slovak Prime Minister Robert Pico called the German chancellor's threat to block the EU budget if not all EU countries agree to participate in the financing of Ukraine blackmail.
Pico emphasized that Slovakia is a sovereign country and has the right to its own position and recalled that at least four countries - Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Bulgaria - refuse to participate in providing guarantees for EU loans to Ukraine.
Earlier today, Czech Prime Minister Babis rejected the connection between financing Ukraine and the approval of the EU budget, reports the portal Deník n.