‘Not A Schoolchild’: Slovakia PM Robert Fico Bashes Merz Over EU Fund Cut Threat

After German Chancellor Friedrich Merz threatened European Union states resisting the power bloc’s policies on Russia with “financial consequences”, Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico hit back. In a fierce counter to Merz, Fico said that Slovakia was not a “schoolchild” and its sovereign position stemmed not from vanity but based on national interests.