'Bulgaria Doesn't Belong There' — Ukraine-Skeptic PM Radev Quits the Coalition of the Willing
Bloomberg said Sofia skipped the Paris meeting as President Radev argued the war should be settled through diplomacy, not continued military aid.
- Bulgaria withdrew from the Coalition of the Willing on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg, after Sofia skipped the coalition's meeting in Paris on Monday.
- President Radev has repeatedly argued the war cannot be resolved on the battlefield and opposed continued European military support for Kyiv, a position solidified after his April election victory when Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced Bulgaria would halt weapon deliveries.
- The Coalition of the Willing was designed to coordinate financial and military support for Ukraine and explore potential troop deployments as postwar security guarantees, yet Bulgaria also reportedly vetoed EU sanctions against Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Radev stated: "The solution to this conflict is not in prolonging it by military means, but in a strong diplomatic mission that will finally put an end to the escalation," while Brussels and London imposed joint sanctions on Russian intelligence officers over cyberattacks and abuse of Ukrainian POWs.
- Bulgaria's withdrawal complicates the coalition's plans for postwar troop deployments and security guarantees in Ukraine, with coalition initiatives facing limited progress amid backing uncertainty.
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Known for his speeches to the pro-Russian connotations, the new Bulgarian Prime Minister, Roumen Radev, announced on 14 July that his country was leaving the coalition of volunteers supporting Ukraine. However, he remains committed to European aid measures in Kiev.
"The square of Bulgaria is not there": Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev deviates from the European line in the Ukraine war. The ex-struggle pilot demands a diplomatic mission.
Bulgaria trekker seg fra den såkalte koalisjonen av villige, som samler land som støtter Ukraina mot Russias krigføring, opplyser statsminister Rumen Radev.
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Aletho NewsBulgaria pulls out of coalition of Ukraine backers
The conflict should be solved diplomatically, rather than escalated by prolonged arms supplies, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has said Bulgaria has no place in the coalition of Western nations pushing for continued military aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has told Bulgarian broadcaster bTV. The France and UK-led “coalition of the willing” has long...
'Bulgaria doesn't belong there' — Ukraine-skeptic PM Radev quits the Coalition of the Willing
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said his country does not provide defense assistance to Ukraine because such support only "prolongs the conflict" and urged a diplomatic solution instead.
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