Minister of Defence reiterates Prime Minister's position on Ukraine

Bulgaria has not changed the course of its policy and is looking to the West, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said at a hearing in the parliamentary committee, BTA reports. The answer came to a question from "Democratic Bulgaria" and "We Continue the Change" about why the country has changed its foreign policy course after Prime Minister Rumen Radev's refusal in Paris to join the "Coalition of the Willing", which supports Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression.

The Minister explained that the "Coalition of the Willing" cannot be implemented if a lasting peace was not achieved between Ukraine and Russia. Since 2022, we have heard how peace will be achieved through force, Stoyanov said. Bulgaria has stated that this conflict will not be resolved on the battlefield and must be resolved at the negotiating table. Providing more weapons only leads to more victims, the Minister also said.

Rumen Radev: Bulgaria’s place is not in the “Coalition of the Willing”

Editor: Ivo Ivanov