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Merz ties EU budget deal to €45 billion for Ukraine

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would withhold agreement on the EU’s next budget unless the bloc unanimously approves an additional €45 billion in financial support for Kyiv. In a letter to European Council President Antonio Costa, Merz said supporting Ukraine was a matter of Europe’s “indivisible” security.

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