“Definitely yes, Bulgaria had to provide military aid to Ukraine, quickly and without hesitation. We mixed two things – the political decision and the military-technical decision of what we can give. We will give what we have.
This was stated for “Focus” on Nova TV by Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2002.
The Russification of even toponyms has become such an integral part of our existence that we do not even realize it. If we look too much at history, we will lose direction. With regard to no country, history does not go in one direction only. Our interests sometimes “They are very different from the Russians. Sometimes they contradicted theirs,” he said.
According to him, Boris Yeltsin hoped that Russia would follow a democratic path together with the EU. “Our meeting was friendly, friendly. We made decisions that were in Bulgaria’s interest – we made steps to become a member of NATO and the EU. Our membership in NATO is extremely important for us, see Ukraine and Moldova,” said Stoyanov.
According to him, the threat of nuclear weapons makes the world look at this war in particular. “I do not rule out the possibility that this is one of Russia’s propaganda goals. When annexing Crimea, there were also Russian supporters who claimed that there was a predominant Russian population there. We need to think about Kardzhali then,” he said.
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