In a striking turn of events that lays bare the deepening rift within the European Union, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued open threats against Hungary and Slovakia, warning that Berlin and Brussels may cut off vital EU funding if the two nations continue charting their own path on Russia and Ukraine. But the governments of Budapest and Bratislava are pushing back—and hard. The Merz regime’s thinly veiled blackmail came during remarks at the WDR Europaforum, where he declared, “We will not be able to avoid a conflict with Hungary and Slovakia if we continue on this course.” According to Merz, the EU cannot let “a small minority”—read: sovereign states with independent foreign policies—“dictate” the bloc’s direction. His not-so-subtle message? Fall in line with the…
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