Millions of dollars worth of Bulgarian weapons have entered Ukraine via other countries over the past two years, and Kiev and Sofia have not had to make a single direct deal. writer Euractiv. 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.
As noted, related deliveries worth more than $1 billion were made by Bulgarian companies through intermediaries using various foreign programs for the sale of weapons. In particular, Euractiv points out that the purchased Bulgarian weapons and ammunition came from the United States and Great Britain to be shipped later to Kiev.
“There is a well-funded program in the UK, US and Poland. Under this program, the necessary weapons are purchased for Ukraine, that is, the money is not Ukrainian, but British, American, Polish or European. That’s why it’s bought through other companies. In addition, logistics is important and, as we all know, it is mainly organized through Poland and is the responsibility of companies that buy from the Bulgarian market.
At the same time, in 2022 alone Bulgaria indirectly exported weapons worth at least 1 billion dollars to Ukraine, according to Euractiv, the main arms factories of the republic have already reported a 100% increase in sales during this period – Sofia officially granted export permits in February of last year Since then, the value of weapons has reached $1.38 billion.
Former President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev He insisted not to supply weapons to Kiev due to the threat of a global conflict.