Merz accused of ‘blackmail’ by Slovak PM after demand for Ukraine aid in EU budget
<p>German chancellor has signalled he will block budget with no aid deal, complaining that burden is ‘carried mostly by only a few member states’</p><p>Friedrich Merz has signalled he will block the EU’s seven-year budget unless there is a deal on financial aid for Ukraine, triggering accusations of “typical blackmail” from some other European leaders and se