Bulgaria already Covered a Third of Ukraine's Arms Needs during the War?

The secret salvation of Ukraine - this is how the German newspaper Die Welt titled its investigation, according to which Bulgaria delivered a third of the weapons to Ukraine last year.

"When the then Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov arrived on a visit to Kyiv on April 28 of last year, one could ask himself what he was doing there," the newspaper's article begins.

Journalists recall that Zelensky met with Petkov and both of them announced to the media an extremely strange and insignificant-sounding agreement - Bulgaria will repair damaged Ukrainian tanks. At that very moment, it was officially known that only Bulgaria and Hungary among the NATO countries refused to supply arms to Ukraine.

In fact, the newspaper revealed, at that very moment Bulgaria had already launched a secret process for significant military aid to Ukraine. To avoid supplying weapons through official channels, the country gave them to intermediary countries. According to Die Welt's calculations, in this way Bulgaria covered one third of Ukraine's needs, and between April and August provided 40% of the diesel for the Ukrainian army. Which is curious considering the fact that the only refinery that Bulgaria has was Russian property.

"This is the story of a secret strategy with which Bulgaria helped Ukraine despite the opposition of some circles. The EU's poorest country, long believed to be loyal to Moscow, has shown courage at the right moment that could be an example for others to follow. Despite its dependence on Russia and concerns about Russian aggression, Bulgaria found a creative way to stand by Ukraine. The then Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Finance Minister Asen Vassilev are behind this strategy," the newspaper wrote. And adds: also...