Bulgaria does not intend to take part in the new European recruitment round for Ukraine, nor does it plan to renew the supply of weapons and ammunition from the army stocks. This is what the country's Prime Minister Roman Radev said, as reported by g4media.ro.
According to the Prime Minister, Bulgaria is subject to an excessive budget deficit procedure and is experiencing difficulties with the state's reserves. In this regard, the country currently has no opportunity to allocate additional funds to support Ukraine.
"In the matter of financial aid, we ourselves are in the process of an excessive deficit, and Ms. Ursula von der Leyen has repeatedly asked us to reduce the deficit below the 3% limit," Radev explained.
At the same time, the Prime Minister emphasized that Sofia will not block decisions of other countries in the European Union regarding the financing of Ukraine. Each country, he said, has the right to independently determine the scope and direction of such assistance.