President Radev: If anyone approves supply of arms to Ukraine, it will drag Bulgaria into the war

We should be in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and help with everything we can, but anyone who makes the decision to supply arms and thus involve Bulgaria in the war should be able to face the public and explain what the risk is, because the price is always paid by the members of the public, not by the politicians, Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev said on March 18 during a visit in Stara Zagora (Southern Bulgaria).

He said that our main task is not to allow our citizens, our strategic sites, such as our nuclear power plant, to remain without adequate air defence. You see that drones with charges are falling on the territories of neighbouring countries. We must not allow this to happen on our soil, he said.

Asked whether former PM Borissov's arrest was a distraction from the US defence secretary's visit to Bulgaria, Radev said that Prime Minister Petkov should be asked about it.

He is also adamant that a potential decision on the air defence supply to Ukraine should be taken by Parliament.

"Whoever makes this decision should come before the people and explain the risk and the cost of it," he said.

The President expects that after the meeting with Lloyd Austin, the CoM will give clear information.

Radev reiterated that possible supply of air defence systems to Ukraine is involving Bulgaria in taking sides in this war.

Regarding Borissov's arrest Radev said: 'I don't interfere in the work of law enforcement, but justice doesn not prevail until the court rules on the outcome, that is by law.

This morning, the head of state visited the University of Thrace, where an opening of the "Centre for Aquaponics" took place.

Later in the day Rumen Radev will visit the village of Podslon and will visit the plant for gas extraction from lignite coal. Then Radev will visit the 2nd Tunzhan Mechanized Brigade, where he will hold a meeting with the main command staff and servicemen of the military unit.

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