Updated
Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jul 14
Bulgaria Skips 30-Nation Ukraine Coalition as Radev Rejects Military Aid
Updated
Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jul 14

Bulgaria Skips 30-Nation Ukraine Coalition as Radev Rejects Military Aid

3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jul 14

Summary

  • Rumen Radev said Bulgaria refused to join the latest Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris, despite Emmanuel Macron inviting him personally and Sofia having attended earlier sessions.
  • The Bulgarian prime minister said the U.K.- and French-led group's financial and military backing for Kyiv only prolongs the war, and argued for a diplomatic solution instead.
  • The decision sharpens Sofia's foreign-policy shift after Radev's April election win; his government said in June it would send no further military aid to Ukraine.
  • Bulgaria still plans defense cooperation with Kyiv on a commercial basis, while its recent push to remove Patriarch Kirill from the EU's 21st sanctions package signaled a wider break with European partners.

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