“According to the public information I have, the BSP was against becoming Minister of Defense.” This was said in the studio of “Hello, Bulgaria” by Prof. Todor Tagarev, who was linked with a secure nomination after former Minister Stefan Yanev resigned.
“On February 28, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced my name as the only nomination, not an option. After that, certain circles became more active in order to block my nomination “, the former Minister of Defense is categorical.
According to him, Bulgaria is the only country where there is still a debate over whether we should provide military assistance to Ukraine.
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“This debate started from high places in our country and with it the supporters of the Russian aggression brought their defense to a very leading position,” said Prof. Tagarev in military terms, adding that the theses currently being discussed in our country are untenable. We need to discuss exactly how to help Ukraine, not whether to do so, he said.
“I do not see a significant difference between the thesis of Stefan Yanev and that of President Rumen Radev that Bulgaria should not interfere in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. They even used the same phrase. I would not like to speculate on the extent to which their words are due to direct influence. ” Thus, the former military minister answered a question from the leaders whether he suspected dependence on the Kremlin in key positions in our country.
Black and white. This is what Prof. Tagarev called the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and compared it to the one in the 1990s, when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
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“Now we also have an aggressor country, in the face of Russia, and a victim country. Where are we in this black and white situation? We are NATO, but we say we will not help the victim. That means we are helping the aggressor, “he added.
According to Tagarev, because of the brave and heroic actions of the Ukrainian army and people, there is no direct danger to the security of Bulgaria.
Watch the whole conversation in the video.
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