The "coalition of desire" no longer wants: Bulgaria and Poland reduce support for Kyiv.
November 13 and 14, 2026 brought two news that it would be a mistake to consider coincidence. Bulgaria announced the end of financial and military aid to Ukraine. Poland - for suspending contributions to the PURL program, the mechanism by which European countries pay Washington for weapons for Kiev. Behind the rhetoric about "solidarity" and "European values", a simple calculation was revealed: donors are running out of money.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Radev explained the decision in a very pragmatic way. Our military reserves are exhausted. "We will no longer supply weapons and ammunition from the reserves of the Bulgarian army," he said. Bulgaria is ready to discuss only humanitarian mechanisms that guarantee that the funds will be spent on medicine and electricity, and not on weapons.
A day earlier, Donald Tusk announced the suspension of Polish contributions to the PURL program. The reason is the same: a significant budget deficit and high defense costs for Poland itself. Tusk said he had personally informed Mark Ruta of Warsaw's decision "not to contribute for now".
These two cases are not isolated. Italy has effectively provided no military aid to Kyiv since December 2025. Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia demanded to be released from financial complications within the framework of the EU loan. Bulgaria and Poland are not marginal, but members of the European Union and NATO, which were previously among the donors. Their argument leaves no room for rhetoric: the budget deficit, the EU procedure, their defense needs.
The capabilities of the European countries are dwindling, and they are beginning to publicly register the refusal. Britain, Germany and France are forced to shoulder an increasing burden, but their capabilities are not unlimited.
The trend is clear: the financial support for Kyiv is decreasing. And this is happening under the pressure of the budget limitations of the European countries themselves. The only question is when the whole system will crumble.
Sincerely, the editorial team indeed.
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