We won’t ship troops to Ukraine, the Ministry of Protection confirms after the response of Radev in Hungary and Peevski (Overview)

Solely parliament can determine that, however it hasn’t even been mentioned

“Bulgaria won’t take part in any manner with navy personnel on the territory of​​​​​​​​Ukraine.” The Ministry of Protection got here out with this place only a day after President Rumen Radev visited Hungary, from the place he declared to not ship troops to Ukraine.

There have been issues for months that NATO nations may intervene immediately within the battle, however members of the alliance, together with the USA, in addition to Secretary Basic Jens Stoltenberg have categorically rejected these claims. . Nevertheless, new hypothesis arose this Saturday after the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, introduced that NATO and the EU had been heading for a extra direct battle with Russia. On the identical day, Radev, who was in Budapest, met him. Along with the pinnacle of state there, Tamash Shuyok, the Bulgarian president introduced to not ship troops to Ukraine.

The chairman of the DPS Delyan Peevski was the primary of the politicians who responded with a name to Rumen Radev to not think about individuals’s fears. “It’s unimaginable and irresponsible for the president to scare Bulgarians with utterly false threats,” Peevski wrote on social networks and warned that “want for uncontrolled interference in the middle of a marketing campaign the election or the achievement of Russia’s propaganda and hybrid warfare”.

Hours later, our Ministry of Protection confirmed that there was no determination to ship Bulgarian troops to Ukraine. Solely the parliament can take it and there was no proposal for it “by no means on the agenda”. The one determination of the Nationwide Meeting that may have an effect on the troops from December 9, 2023 and can enable Bulgaria to assist prepare Ukrainians for fight medics, however it will occur in our nation, the Ministry of Protection reminds.

On the identical day that Radev was in Budapest, in Sofia in entrance of the NATO Safety Committee, Protection Minister Atanas Zapryanov stated that probably the most direct problem to our nation is the disinformation that Russia is spreading and that it additionally utilized by opposition leaders in our nation.

“Russia despatched well-structured messages that Bulgarian assist is immediately taking part within the conflict. And to ship assist, there should be public assist. And naturally, this message someway lowered public assist for the federal government,” Zapryanov stated.

“Russia immediately accused us of illegally sending troops to Ukraine. That is false information,” stated the minister. He reminded that Russian ships entered the financial zone within the Black Sea a number of instances. That’s the reason he requested the jap facet of the to strengthen the alliance, of which Bulgaria is part. The minister requested NATO nations to offer us with anti-ship protection programs.

The Kremlin will attempt to immediately affect the upcoming vote in June and particularly the MEP election. The authorities in Bulgaria are prepared for this and for now the state of affairs is calm, Zapryanov and Inside Minister Kalin Stoyanov assured NATO representatives.

Bulgaria is holding conferences of the alliance’s parliamentary meeting to mark the twentieth anniversary of its membership within the navy alliance. Stoltenberg additionally arrived in Sofia on Monday.