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Posted on 11/10/2026 5:25:22 AM PST by delta7
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has tied Berlin's approval of the 2028-2034 EU budget to a commitment from all member states to provide financial support to Ukraine in 2027 and beyond.
Source: European Pravda, citing the Financial Times
Details: In a letter to European Council President António Costa, Merz made Germany's support for the bloc's 2028-2034 budget conditional on all EU countries agreeing to fund Ukraine, which faces a €70 billion funding gap next year.
Quote from Merz: "A collective commitment that all of us, without exception, will contribute fairly to closing [Ukraine's financing] gap is an essential prerequisite for resolving this issue and for discussing any further matters, particularly those with financial implications." Details: The ultimatum comes as EU leaders prepare to meet in Dublin on Thursday and Friday. Merz is insisting that Ukraine's funding shortfall must be addressed during the meeting.
The discussions on funding for Ukraine are taking place in parallel with fraught negotiations on the EU budget from 2028.
Germany is the largest net contributor to the EU budget, while the four countries seeking to avoid further contributions to Ukraine funding – Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Czechia – are net beneficiaries of it. Using Germany's financial leverage during the budget negotiations, Merz is seeking to secure funding for Kyiv both next year and in the long term....
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The fact that they’ve been buying billions in Russian energy all along should have given people a clue.
Merz should have included the phrase “Achtung panzer!” in his threats. That phrase always gets Europe’s complete attention.
Bingo, they are saying that war with Russia must continue or we will burn down the EU.
GIBS ‘EM MO’ BILLIONS - whether you want to or not.
It did. But today even Spain is more scary than Germany. And Germany is utterly eclipsed by France and Poland. Things have changed. The Brits and Germans are weaklings. And that’s not a bad thing
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