Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

President Rumen Radev: One of NATO's main goals is to prevent the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine

Photo: Archive

After the extraordinary summit of NATO in Brussels, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev announced that the Alliance is strengthening its Eastern flank. Despite the increase of the military presence in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia, one of the main goals of NATO is to prevent in any way escalation and expansion of the conflict outside the territory of the warring Russia and Ukraine, the head of state assured. He pointed out that the summit also confirmed the protection for each member state that is threatened under Art. 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

The head of state stressed that NATO countries were united in condemning Russia's aggression and inadmissible war, as well as the need for measures in support of Ukraine, a cessation of hostilities and a return to diplomacy.

The meeting also discussed increasing the mobility and sustainability of logistics in NATO, as well as the construction of a system of fuel pipelines between Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, through NATO's financial mechanisms.

The President again raised the issue of Bulgarian fighter aircraft and called for not allowing Bulgaria to abdicate from the protection of Bulgarian airspace, which requires concrete solutions. Rumen Radev pointed out that he had asked the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Defense to consider all possibilities in this direction.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bishop Sioniy (left)

Bell ringing welcomes the relics of St. Euthymius of Tarnovo in Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Bishop Sioniy, the abbot of the Troyan and Bachkovo monasteries, brought the relics of the Holy Patriarch Euthymius of Tarnovo to the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky, which announced the event with a bell ringing. The shrine was..

published on 6/29/24 1:05 PM

Police detains hacker "Emil Kyulev" who broke the database of state institutions, banks and legal entities

The hacker "Emil Kyulev", who broke the database of state institutions, banks and legal entities, was caught The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office detained for up to 72 hours and brought as a defendant the hacker presenting himself online under the..

published on 6/29/24 12:59 PM
Danube River close to Vidin

Bulgaria is marking International Danube Day

Danube Day was proclaimed 20 years ago today and has been celebrated with various initiatives ever since. This year's motto "Keep the Danube Blue" calls on people living in the Danube basin to raise their awareness and be active in protecting the river..

published on 6/29/24 11:26 AM