Prime Minister Rumen Radev dismissed claims of conflicting government positions on Ukraine, insisting that Bulgaria's policy remains consistent and that Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova did not commit the country to any new obligations during her visit to Kyiv.
Speaking to reporters in parliament, Radev said Petrova traveled to Ukraine to continue bilateral discussions initiated during his recent meetings with President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the prime minister, the two leaders held three meetings over the past month at Zelensky's request, focusing primarily on energy cooperation and economic ties. He rejected allegations that the visit signaled a shift in Sofia's policy. "There is no contradiction in the government's position regarding the war in Ukraine," Radev said, adding that Petrova "did not sign this declaration" and attended Ukraine's official state celebration after receiving an invitation that had originally been extended to him.
Addressing reports that Bulgaria had endorsed the Kyiv declaration, Radev argued that Petrova's name appeared only in the introductory section of the document and not beneath any signature. He expressed surprise at what he described as the confident spread of inaccurate information, emphasizing that Bulgaria had not assumed additional commitments through the declaration, including those connected to the Coalition of the Willing.
