This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Bulgaria will not join the coalition of Western nations advocating continued military assistance to Ukraine, arguing that the conflict must be resolved through diplomacy rather than prolonged arms deliveries, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has said. Speaking to Bulgarian broadcaster bTV during a visit to France on Tuesday, Radev stated that Bulgaria is not part of the France- and UK-led “Coalition of the Willing,” which has supported continued military aid to Kyiv and has proposed deploying troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, an idea Moscow has repeatedly warned would be unacceptable. “We’re not part of a coalition pushing for continued financial and military aid to Ukraine,” Radev said. “We don’t provide aid of that kind, because I believe the way to resolve this conflict is through a strong diplomatic effort to end the escalation rather than by prolonging it through military means.” Last week, Radev said Bulgaria had exhausted its ability to provide further military assistance to Ukraine. “We provided 13 packages; we don’t have anything else to supply to Ukraine,” he said on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara. According to Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, several NATO members, including Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, also declined to participate in the alliance’s latest €70 billion ($80 billion) military aid package for Kyiv. Moscow has consistently condemned Western arms deliveries to Ukraine, arguing that they prolong the conflict, increase casualties, and fail to alter the battlefield situation, which Russia describes as a Western proxy war. In late June, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused European governments of abandoning what remained of their “rationality” and turning Ukraine into a “testing ground” for emerging Western military technologies. Authored By: Global GeoPolitics If you prefer to make a one time donation in support of my work, you can do so by clicking any link below: https://donate.stripe.com/7sY8wPfvi864don0k3awo07 | https://buymeacoffee.com/ggtv | https://ko-fi.com/globalgeopolitics | Bitcoin: 3NiK8BoRZnkwJSHZSekuXKFizGPopkE7ns This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. You're currently a free subscriber to Global GeoPolitics. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. © 2026 Global Geo-Politics |