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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba criticized Rumen Radev.
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The US State Department has confirmed that its position on Russian activities in Ukraine is clear and unchanging
With his reckless statements, President Rumen Radev struck at the friendly Ukrainian-Bulgarian relations. With these harsh words, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba commented on the Bulgarian head of state’s statement at Thursday’s election debate that “Crimea is currently Russian.”
“I will tell Rumen Radev what a drama it is: If Russia invades Bulgaria, it will take a piece of territory and kill thousands of people. With his reckless statements … he
expose Bulgaria
of EU criticism
and support
the Russian
propaganda”,
Kuleba tweeted. Only a few days ago, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned our ambassador Kostadin Kojabashev to rebuke him. Kiev has announced that it expects Rumen Radev to correct his statement.
The US State Department said its position on Russian activities in Ukraine was clear and unchanging, according to Club Z. Washington and the EU have always been adamant that Crimea is Ukrainian territory that has been annexed illegally.
Ukrainian human rights activists called on the Bulgarian authorities to “strongly condemn” the statement of the Bulgarian president.
The CrimeaSOS, the Center for Civil Liberties and the Center for Human Rights ZMINA also want Radev to make a clear statement reflecting Bulgaria’s position on the situation “in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.”
At the same time, the chairman of the Crimean Bulgarian National-Cultural Autonomy, Ivan Abajer, said that the President of Bulgaria should visit “Russian Crimea”, where he would be warmly received.
“From the Balkans came the Slavic script and Orthodoxy. That’s why
from the Balkans
must come
and recognition
of the Crimea
as a legal and inseparable part of Russia. If the President of Bulgaria decides to visit the Russian Crimea, I am sure that he will be given a warm and warm welcome, “Abajar said.
According to him, the Bulgarian community and all Crimean citizens in general will be satisfied with his visit, which will lay the foundation for building strong and reliable Russian-Bulgarian relations. His speech was published on the Facebook page of the Russian embassy in Bulgaria.
Crimea was annexed in March 2014 following a referendum. Moscow has repeatedly said that the people of the peninsula have decided to return to Russia in a democratic way, but the EU and the United States say the annexation is illegal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that the issue of Crimea is finally over. Due to the annexation, the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow, which President Rumen Radev described as ineffective.
US beats alarm: Moscow could attack Ukraine in winter
The United States has real concerns about Russia’s unusual military activity on the border with Ukraine. This was stated by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during a visit to Senegal, quoted by Reuters. He added that concerns were shared by US allies, but declined to comment on whether, according to US intelligence, Russian President Vladimir Putin intended to seize territory from Ukraine.
“We do not know what President Putin’s intentions are. But we know what has happened in the past. “We know how we try to quote some illusory provocation from Ukraine or any other country, and we use that as an excuse for what Russia plans to do all along,” Blinken said, referring to the crisis that erupted in 2014 around the peninsula. Crimea.
Moscow has announced that the American “hysteria” over Ukraine is artificial.
“Those who brought their armed forces from the other side of the Atlantic, that is, the United States, accuse us of unusual military activities on our territory. This is not logical and decent at all, “said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Recently, Vladimir Putin accused the West of fueling growing tensions along Ukraine’s borders and in the Black Sea. Western bombers were approaching 20 kilometers from Russia, the Russian president said.
“NATO must put an end to its provocative actions near our borders,” Peskov stressed.
At the same time, US intelligence has warned its European allies of a growing danger of a Russian offensive against Ukraine. The situation can escalate with the onset of the cold months and winter.
“Russia’s plans depend on the weather, but it could happen within a few weeks if there is no reaction from the West,” said a source from the United States, who wished to remain anonymous.
Experts note that the concentration of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine has recently surpassed previous similar actions by Moscow.
“Unlike the build-up of forces last spring, which was seen as a demonstration of force, US intelligence officials warn that the current one could be a preparation for a real invasion of Donbass in eastern Ukraine,” experts said.
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