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