{
  "id": 19367871,
  "title": "Slovakia's Fico accuses German Chancellor Merz of 'blackmail' over Ukraine funding and EU budget",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/slovakias-fico-accuses-german-chancellor-merz-of-blackmail-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T17:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/slovakia-s-fico-accuses-merz-of-blackmail-over-ukraine-funding-and-eu-budget-50658002.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of \"blackmail\" on Tuesday, Nov. 10, after Berlin proposed linking an agreement on funding for Ukraine to the adoption of the European Union's next seven-year budget, Reuters reported.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}