Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Premier Petkov: Bulgaria has not assumed a commitment to supply Ukraine with military equipment

Bulgaria's Premier Kiril Petkov
Photo: BGNES

"Bulgaria has not assumed a commitment to supply Ukraine with military equipment. We have not assumed a commitment to send any fighter aircraft," Premier Kiril Petkov told journalists at the Council of Ministers building. He pointed out that Bulgaria had a deficit of fighter jets and would not send aircarft anywhere. 

In his words, Bulgaria will supply Ukraine with several cargo vehicles full of clothes, tents, blankets and shoes. If military logistic support is provided, it will be at an EU and NATO level. Premier Petkov promised that Bulgaria’s government would make sure that Ukrainian refugees could quickly obtain work permits so that they could integrate in Bulgaria. "These people are fleeing war, but they are qualified and can help the Bulgarian economy if we integrate them quickly and successfully", Kiril Petkov said, quoted by BTA.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Center for mental health in Sofia district

Psychiatric care in Bulgaria relies on only 572 specialists

Workers in state psychiatric hospitals have gone on strike demanding higher salaries and better working conditions, including adequate workplace protection , as they work with dangerous patients.  Mental health professionals launch a three-day..

published on 3/19/25 2:05 PM
Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of Vazrazhdane party

Vazrazhdane, MECH and Velichie parties demand referendum on the adoption of the euro

A proposal for holding a referendum on preserving the Bulgarian lev has been submitted to the parliament's registry office. This was announced by the chairman of Vazrazhdane, Kostadin Kostadinov. We have collected 52 signatures, he pointed out...

published on 3/19/25 1:43 PM

According to the cabinet, Ruse-Veliko Tarnovo highway is a project of international significance

The Ruse-Veliko Tarnovo highway is an extremely important project of national importance, which has significance beyond the borders of Bulgaria as a vertical corridor from Greece to Romania, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said at..

published on 3/19/25 11:54 AM