It costs us tens of millions to maintain the MiGs. There is an auction at the moment and there are two offers to provide engines. We will decommission these aircraft in a very small number of years and no one will need them. Other countries gave each other their old armaments and received other, or very heavy, compensations. We missed this opportunity, Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said on Sunday.
According to him, there is no information that the Bulgarian MiGs are wanted.
“Poland and Slovakia provided their planes a few months ago. This aviation coalition was created by allied countries who united around the provision of the F-16. Ukraine is not interested in our MiGs,” added Tagarev in an interview with bTV.
Part of the military aid to Ukraine has not been implemented because of the president’s statements
Tagarev also commented on the aid to Ukraine and the decision of the National Assembly.
“The sixth point, which says to continue providing military technical assistance to Ukraine depending on the stated needs and our capabilities, has not been fulfilled,” added the Minister of Defense. He also made a clarification – “There were statements by the head of state on this occasion and the Ministry of Defense acted according to them, not according to the decisions of the National Assembly”.
He emphasized that our country has such an opportunity. “We continue to implement the decision of the National Assembly, analyzing Ukraine’s requirements and our capabilities. They are not only material aid, but also aid in the training of Ukrainian military personnel, which will take place either on our territory or on the territory of an allied country. It is not a matter of sending our military to Ukraine,” said Tagarev.
The minister withdraws the investment program
It became clear from the words of the new Minister of Defense that he will withdraw the submitted investment program from the National Assembly.
“What I plan to do is to familiarize myself with the legacy by downloading some documents that have already been submitted to the National Assembly. For example, the investment program for two reasons – one is that I need to get to know it very thoroughly with those included in it projects, the second reason is that surprisingly few and both applications in this program were classified. These are the projects that the Department of Defense intends to implement by 2032, and they are worth billions.”argued the minister.
2023-06-12 06:49:51
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