Key facts
- Bulgaria's new government plans to end military aid to Ukraine.
- Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced the halt.
- This policy shift contrasts with the European Union's unified stance on supporting Ukraine.
Bulgaria's newly appointed government has signaled its intention to cease providing weapons to Ukraine. This policy shift moves away from the European Union's collective efforts to exert pressure on Russia through military aid to Kyiv, aiming to compel Moscow to end the ongoing conflict. The change follows Rumen Radev's victory in the Bulgarian parliamentary elections in April, as he has been a critic of military aid to Kyiv.