Political Reactions after Die Welt’s article about Bulgaria’s Support for Ukraine

The political parties were sharply criticized because of the information presented by "Die Welt" that Bulgaria sent weapons and fuel to Ukraine under the "Petkov" cabinet.

GERB and "Democratic Bulgaria", which insist that our country help Kyiv, criticized the previous cabinet for hiding the information and using intermediaries.

There was no direct export of weapons from Bulgaria to Ukraine.

"Bulgaria exported weapons to a number of countries, including the United States, England, Poland, Romania, after which this weapon reached Ukraine," said the co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" Asen Vassilev.

Kiril Petkov added:

"We are glad that it is written clearly in the title of the article that Bulgaria had a fundamental role and is on the right side of history".

Politico also quoted Die Welt's findings.

Ivan Chenchev from the Bulgarian Socialist Party denied the information about Bulgarian weapons in Ukraine and recalled that the thesis was even confirmed within the framework of parliamentary control.

"The acting minister of the economy was here. He confirmed that there is not a single bullet exported to Ukraine. These are the facts."

GERB and "Democratic Bulgaria" expressed their support that Ukraine has Bulgarian weapons. However, both political forces criticized the "Petkov" cabinet.

From GERB - because they hid the support for Ukraine.

"Die Welt did not discover anything new, it is clear that weapons were going to Ukraine then. The big problem is the following - why did they lie? Why did Kornelia Ninova and Kiril Petkov lie? They told us - not a single bullet went off for that amount of time. And Kornelia...