'Bulgaria doesn't belong there' — Ukraine-skeptic PM Radev quits the Coalition of the Willing
- EuropeJuly 14, 2026 6:23 pm • 2 min readRumen Radev, Bulgaria's prime minister, attends a press conference during the European Council Meeting on June 19, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium.
- (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)Bulgaria declined to take part in the latest Coalition of the Willing meeting due to the group's financial and military support for Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, as reported by Radio Bulgaria on July 14.
- Radev, a longtime critic of military aid to Kyiv, said his country does not provide defense assistance to Ukraine because such support only "prolongs the conflic
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- EuropeJuly 14, 2026 6:23 pm • 2 min readRumen Radev, Bulgaria's prime minister, attends a press conference during the European Council Meeting on June 19, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium.
- (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)Bulgaria declined to take part in the latest Coalition of the Willing meeting due to the group's financial and military support for Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, as reported by Radio Bulgaria on July 14.
- Radev, a longtime critic of military aid to Kyiv, said his country does not provide defense assistance to Ukraine because such support only "prolongs the conflic
Sources: Kyiv Independent