Bulgaria Pledges More Ukraine Aid, Sparking Clash With President
- Bulgaria preparing aid package despite president’s disapproval
- NATO member is a big producer of Soviet-style ammunition
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Bulgaria’s head of state condemned the country’s new government for pledging to boost military support for Ukraine, as it steers the Black Sea nation closer to the European mainstream in its backing for Kyiv.
President Rumen Radev, who has refused to provide large-scale military aid even as he criticized Russia‘s invasion, reinforced his message that such support would draw Bulgaria into conflict. After Radev effectively held the reins in Sofia with his sway over a series of interim governments, a new administration sworn in this month has vowed to shift gears.