Bulgaria Quits Coalition Supporting Ukraine

Bulgaria has withdrawn from the Coalition of the Willing supporting Ukraine’s defense, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, announcing he would not send a representative to the coalition’s latest defense coordination meeting in Paris. Radev, a critic of Western military aid, argued that financial and military support “prolongs the conflict” and urged a diplomatic solution instead. Bulgaria’s move signals a further shift in Sofia’s post-election foreign policy as it distances itself from many EU partners.