Bulgaria refuses to participate in new EU financial assistance to Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Radev on Ukraine war: “The outcome will not be achieved by military means” (photo from April)

According to Prime Minister Rumen Radev, Bulgaria will no longer participate in a new European Union (EU) financial assistance to Ukraine. At the recent EU summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi asked the EU for a further 70 billion euros for the coming year to be able to withstand the defensive struggle against Russia’s war of aggression.

How do you feel about this in the light of all that is happening in Europe? Bulgaria cannot in any way participate in this 70 billion (Euro), Radev told journalists in the small town of Twardiza, as the Bulgarian news agency BTA reported. Radev is considered friendly to Russia. His relationship with Putin makes the EU nervous, read more here.

The Bulgarian head of government recalled that last year the EU approved 90 billion euros for Ukraine for the years 2026 and 2027. For this loan, three EU states – Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia – had negotiated not to participate in the costs. However, Bulgaria was still involved.

The Ukraine war is depleting European economies and leading to social tension and political instability, Radev said. He called for an end to the war as soon as possible. The outcome will not be achieved by military means. ‘

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