Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said Bulgaria is ending the provision of additional weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, stressing that since taking office he has not received any new requests from Kyiv for specific military assistance. Speaking on bTV, Stoyanov rejected criticism from opposition parties that the government was disregarding a decision of the National Assembly.

Bulgaria is to stop sending weapons to Ukraine, the Balkan country’s defense minister has announced.

The shift comes after Rumen Radev — a Russia-friendly former president and a longtime critic of military aid to Kyiv — won the Bulgarian parliamentary elections in April.