Bulgarian Defense Minister: Do Not Expect Me to Resign

"Don't expect me to resign in this geopolitical situation. My responsibilities as Minister of Defense do not suggest that." This was stated in his Facebook account by the Minister of Defense Stefan Yanev in a post late tonight.

"As far as my resignation is now a matter of procedure alone, I am counting on the coalition "partners" and the political force that allegedly supported me to move things in order. This will be a demonstration of the will of the parliamentary majority and an indication of the policy that will be pursued in the future, supported by the relevant clear, I hope, argumentation," said Yanev. According to him, it will be good for the Bulgarian citizens to hear the motives, after which they will have the opportunity to follow what decisions will be made in the field of defense.

Bulgarian Defense Minister: Let's not Rush and call this a War

"You know that in the last week I have been the target of a deliberate political attack - ugly, unjust and insidious. Allegations that I am a conduit of someone's foreign interests are an absolute lie," said the defense minister. He points out that the starting point for each of his decisions and actions was only the Bulgarian national interest - "what is good and right for our country and which will preserve the state in this particularly difficult situation in which we find ourselves today. And it will obviously become even heavier", writes Stefan Yanev. "But in politics, it is so. The truth is not very important. The interpretation is more important, which, if well-funded, directly replaces the truth. The goal of m 'partners' and critics is clear," Yanev said. According to him, the goal is not just to discredit him personally....