Bulgaria’s new government to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine
Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said Bulgaria will stop arms shipments and push for talks, despite its role as a major Soviet-standard ammunition supplier.
- On Tuesday, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced Bulgaria will no longer provide weapons to Ukraine, stating the conflict cannot be resolved through military means alone.
- Bulgaria, a NATO and European Union member, previously sent anti-tank missiles and armored vehicles during 2024 and 2025, after relying on European intermediaries to export weapons in 2022 and 2023.
- Prime Minister Rumen Radev, whose government was sworn in last month, has long opposed arming Ukraine and advocated for diplomatic solutions to end the conflict.
- Despite the weapons halt, Ukraine and Bulgaria maintain a 10-year security agreement struck in March that includes joint defense production and an energy corridor routing up to 10 billion cubic meters of gas annually.
- Stoyanov also announced plans to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2030, while noting the European Union faces challenges acting as a mediator since it has assisted Ukraine.
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The day after Bulgaria announced the cessation of military assistance to Ukraine, Kiev officials reacted and came forward with clarifications.
Bulgaria, under its new head of government, Rumen Radev, sets other accents in Ukraine's policy. The former head of state has a reputation for being sympathetic to Russia.
The supplier Bulgaria, which is important for Ukraine, announces that it will no longer supply weapons to Kiev. Instead, "just peace" must be negotiated. Behind the announcement lies a completely different development.
Bulgaria will no longer provide arms - from public military stocks - to Ukraine, announces on Wednesday Rumen Radev, the prime minister of this Member State of the European Union (EU) and NATO, reports AFP.
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