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The Slovakian and Czech prime ministers have accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of blackmail and trying to subordinate them. That’s after Merz threatened …
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The irony is staggering.<br>Some EU members like Slovakia, happily pocket billions in subsidies funded by wealthier countries, yet refuse to show solidarity with Ukraine as it fights for its survival. Apparently, European solidarity is a one-way street: take the money, but leave others to foot the bill for European security. Merz is right to challenge this hypocrisy.
Doing to people in the occupied territories? Isnt Ukraine the ones attacking people in Crimea?
Why do we need to pay for a war Ukraine is losing even after all the money we have given?
russia and its vasalles are doing all they can to discredit Merz, and many fall for it. Yet: the era of statesmen is over. What counts is that Merz is 100% spot on with Ukraine and security, and that these two are paramount.
To all the people complaining: anyone has to Pay to Stop russia! Merz IS right! what would Happen If Germany says WE cant afford to Support Ukraine anymore and maybe france UK italy do the Same!? Then Putin Stands on the doorstep of some countries!
Merz spokesperson for blackrock
They will argue untill their is a war then they will all be in trouble. Sort Russia out first. 😮😮😮😮
Merz trying to speak for all of Eu members. Yeah no thanks we good 👍
Slovakia: we're not subordinate to anyone, we only want your money.<br><br>Also Slovakia: you want our approval? Pay us first. It's not blackmail when we do it.
The reason the EU is blackmailing smaller member states is that it cannot raise funds from foreign creditors due to "frozen Russian assets" - EU bonds held by Russia. The EU is defaulting on one of its creditors, and other creditors are refusing to buy EU bonds. This was predicted back in 2022, but the EU hoped Russia would lose the war.
Wasn't Hungary blackmailing the EU?
The EU parliamentarian did beautiful and convincing math..DW heeded the math.
No Koffee for war!!!
Orban uno reverse card. I like it.
Merz is a big disgrace as a german Kanzler specially after the invention of international law!!!
What one has to recognise is that there is something wrong in the relaction between Merz and Ukraine that has now such a personal dimension one could start question his sanity. Merz more in the moment when peace is being discussed, instead of encorage Ukraine to make peace we is obcessed in keeping the war on, no mather what. There are 4 countries saying no, and I presume that number is going to grow, because now this has gained a dimension that is difficult to argue retionally about it.
The Czech and Slovak republics are not independent nations because they are members of the EU.
Merz enemy of Germany cut peanis ❤😂❤❤😂❤❤❤❤❤❤
its really suspicious to say the least, that countries that pay the less on obligations to EU and are more susceptible to russian brives are always the troublemakers...
This is a Brussels narrative. We all know that the EU is run on an old german foreign policy model called Limited Sovereignty. It's not about independent nations.
Bottomless Money Pit
Fico and Babis, have taken over from Orban. All three on the wrong side of history. Merz on the right side of history.
When Germany pays their EU subsidies, which also pay for their NATO contributions, they'd better get cooperatively smart, fast, before they get another Sudetenland, via the AfD.
How can a 10% rated man blackmail a more popular leaders...let alone a continent when he does not even have popular mandate home...just how
Europe can't allow Poo-tin to invade and destroy the Ukraine, which all former soviet satellite states should know very well. The Baltic states realise that, so why wouldn't Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia
Fair and correct call
Merz already lost next election with approval rating just 10%, he is playing for his political future outside Germany. EU, UN maybe in Ukraine ?
hey DW<br>heres a hot topic for ya: try covering Ukrainian NABUs operation "Carthage: episode 2" (anti corruption investigation)
Germany's infrastructure (railways, bridges etc) are falling apart, cost of living increases that make life difficult for average people, industries are falling apart due to high energy price, yet how come Germany subsidizes US defense industry by spending a lot of money to buy them for Ukraine? They should support their own industry first. create their own defense industry and use that to support Ukraine instead spending limitless money to support other country industry!! Even worse, now Germany forcing other countries to pay for this subsidy!!
"He keeps hitting low on approval ratings in Germany"<br><br>🤔 I wonder why?
Wir alle kennen Ungarns Vorgehensweise....
Liquidate frozen Russian assets. Give them to Ukraine. Easy peasy.
German chief administrator tries to appear tough on the world stage, he need to concentrate on German politics and the collapsing German manufacturing economy.<br><br>China is buying gas from Russia at 70% lower cost than Germany is buying gas from USA and Norway.<br><br>The German chemical industries etc are going to be wiped out.<br><br>Merz is only thinking of his employer Blackrock and how they can make money.
ok, so ... it's not blackmail if I have good intentions???
An American asked Britishers how to continue to be powerful so that I can feed your Alcohol and sex addicts, the Britishers said make Europeans force Germany to fund the war and buy weapons from the USA. Make them poor and depend on you just like after the WW2. The American said great, then about you, the British said ohh we will just spend enough in the lost war so that points at us and migrate to Australia and the USA just as we are doing from last 50 years.
If Ukraine falls or is forced to capitulate, the entire EU will be fu**ed. We can kiss European sovereignty goodbye. That's when the real blackmail and intimidation from fascist Russia will begin. And compared to that, the so-called blackmail by Germany and Merz will look like harmless flirting.
Germany only pays most into the EU budget because it’s the most populous country….its barely in the top ten per capita. Lazy journalism!
Ukraine is not part of EU<br>So we have to feed the war and feed the reconstruction. Let's bankrupt Europe.
It’s not blackmail it’s politics, if you want me to do something, you have to give me something in return you guys can’t get a free pass I don’t blame the German chancellor.
Old people never think about younger one
Germany kinda bankrolls the EU guys
The EU will go bankrupt before Russia, and Ukraine will be the death of the EU. Rather than putting out plans to end the war, you guys are trying to find more money to finance the war. I expect more sanctions very soon.
If the security of Europe is in the hands of Ukraine, then Europe is one step away from the abyss!!!<br>States like Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will not save Europe, but they will be the loudest advocates for war with Russia!
Deutsch bank loaned Trump $2 billion when no other bank would give him a dime…
Hungary was tblocking money to support ukraine in late February until urkaine allows russian oil flowing through Druzhba, and accused Kyiv of “blackmail.” Hungary was refusing to vote for amendments to the EU’s 2021–2027 multi-year budget, one of three legal acts needed to release the money. Hungary also vetoed the EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia.<br><br>Slovakia backed Orbán and stopped diesel exports to Ukraine, and on 5 March it ended its emergency electricity contract with Ukraine. Slovakia refused to endorse the new Russia sanctions until oil deliveries resumed. <br><br>At the 19 March EU summit, 25 of 27 leaders backed the loan and Ukraine’s path to membership, but Hungary and Slovakia refused to sign the conclusions.<br>They are a constant block of progress, because they want to stay dependent on russian oil, while having realiable alternatives available to them.
Marko Rubio said before Abu Dhabi talks that Ukraine can get security guarantees only if Russia will agree with that... he said that publicly. can you grasp the significance? Ukraine will get security guarantees IF Russia agrees with that... and what about Europeans (especially France 😊) screaming loudly that Europe will be represented in Abu Dhabi talks? European "partners" were quietly waiting outside the door...! 😅😅
Yes he is, and it's shamefull
Rare Merz W
Yes, more money to Ukraine at the time so many Europeans are experiencing the cost of living crisis. The young people protesting are surely all about paying for Ukrainian weapons and pensions. Merz and other hawks are entirely disconnected from reality.
The death of eu came early this year
This guy is so obsessed with ukraine.....he is not worry about his own country...
Europe is in flames and without resources. Europe has to search for help.
You don't back EU decisions (more like consistently veto), you don't get EU money, what's the problem? <br>The super-$overeign states are free to use their own budgets and GDP. <br>Although it seems harsh as an ultimatum for every issue, Ukraine is a pivotal problem for Europe and Russia (obviously, there wouldn't be war for 4 years otherwise).
Merz has the right of it. Ukraine today, the Baltic States tomorrow. Europe will stand together or it will be chipped away state by state.
I get being irritated at lazy members who don't contribute... but we are a confederacy, and I think that principle is correct: if a sovereign state chooses not to play, they don't pay. However, they should also lose the benefits of playing.<br><br>Every burden should be connected to benefits. Failing to participate in shouldering the burden reduces your stake in the benefit you can't reap what others paid for without contributing yourself.<br><br>That said... the core EU budget is a separate topic, and Merz is out of line linking them so tightly. But the core solution is simple: every burden is part of a package. Opting out of a budget is a sovereign choice, but it must also exclude you from the related benefits.<br><br>Ukraine is a matter of security, defense funding, and economic survival. Since support involves much more than just loans, we should find a measured way to reduce the advantages for non-participants such as restricted access to specific defense procurement frameworks, joint lending instruments, or shared infrastructure contracts.
The last time Hungary fought on the German side, 150k young Hungarians perished at Stalingrad. No more!
Germany needs to start thinking about Germany
Finally is this blackmail presented to the public. In at least one day leftist extremist media have been hiding this from the public.
Either you join Merz or you join Trump. Choose which side of history where you want to be.
Fico😂😂😂 They think Germany will just keep on supporting everyone. Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary all depend on German companies. Lots of VW group factories in those countries. Plus the farmer subsidies through the EU on top. The Germans will like it.
Slovakia and Hungary were blackmailing the entire EU and now they blame Germany. I think they should stfu and fall in line
Yes he is, warmongering, corrupt, genocide supporting, shameful excuse of a "leader". The worse person in charge of Germany since you know who... Not even liked by the people... Also your guest is a mouthpiece for the establishment bs - no surprise here .
Fico is a Russian asset expected to cause problems.
But when Putin backed leaders are keeping others in a headlock it's not blackmail?
The guest has it right. Reconstruction will be even more. Merz looks like the adult in this case. Someone has to step up and take responsibility. All will condemn Russia, but who will take meaningful actions?
Just use these terror-russian assets in Bruessel. Russia is destroying, so they should pay also
Bro yaps so much, but won't go to the front
They must pay up, or they must send their troops to fight to help Ukraine
Merz muss weg 😂 Merz doesn't care about German people 😂
Good point made. Who pays for the music, tells which song is going to be played.
As he should. Germany's the biggest contributor, the rest can freeride and display this moral hazard. Not paying up should mean being excluded from all future technological gains that come out of Ukraine and kicked out of European security deals.
Seems Merz is as popular EU wide now, as he is at home.
Merz be like:
Maybe Slovakia, and the Czech republic can get lost, and Ukraine joins the EU instead.
Bruh ain't thinking about Germany no more 😂
That’s a bit of a right wing headline on the YouTube thumbnail, has DW been taken over by Putin’s Rupert Murdock?
It is actually depressing that we can´t all come together and agree to make sacrifices to help a neighbouring democracy that is being tagetted by an evil dictatorship.<br>These are our neighbours people. Their citizens are being targeted with drones and missiles every day, and we can't come together to help them?!<br><br>Churchill would be disappointed
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