Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said Sofia transferred weapons worth 5 billion leva (about 2.5 billion euros) to Kiev in 164 days. told the TV channel BTV.
“It is very important that we stand in solidarity with Ukraine and work with our European partners,” he said.
Earlier it was reported that Bulgaria has quite good potential for the subsequent increase in the production of ammunition needed by Ukraine. In this respect Wrote Politico publication citing Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market.
According to the European Commissioner, it is necessary to find factories that can rapidly increase production.
Prior to this, Bulgarian weapons were reported to be worth millions of dollars. accepted Kiev and Sofia to Ukraine through other countries over the past two years, without even having to make a single direct deal.
According to the portal, Bulgaria began to “indirectly” send weapons to Kiev even before the start of the conflict, despite the statements of the republican government.