Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary criticized Germany's demand to oblige all EU countries to participate in the financing of Ukraine, - Pico.
The Prime Ministers of Slovakia and the Czech Republic Robert Pico and Andrei Babis spoke out against the initiative of German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz at a joint press conference. He threatened to block the debate on the EU budget if the EU countries did not agree to participate in financial support for Kiev.
Pico called March's actions extortion. Babis said he did not understand the position of the German chancellor, and recalled that the budget, which Berlin is threatening to block, includes one billion euros in aid to Ukraine.
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Peter Magyar, who met today with Merez in Berlin, also criticized the connection between the budget issue and the financing of Ukraine:
"I don't consider it extortion, but I believe that this approach doesn't necessarily send a good signal to the outside world," Magyar said.