Overview
- Rumen Radev warned on Wednesday that efforts to defeat Russia with conventional arms without adequate defenses against hypersonic missiles sharply raise the risk of nuclear escalation.
- He urged the collective West to avoid escalation and to create conditions for diplomacy that could lead to a sustainable and just peace in Ukraine.
- Radev said Bulgaria has sent 13 aid packages from its military stocks and has exhausted what it can transfer in weapons and ammunition.
- Sofia offered continued, non‑transfer help by accepting Ukrainian military equipment for repair and maintenance on Bulgarian territory.
- Radev avoided labeling Russia a long‑term military threat in NATO terms and framed his stance as a pragmatic balance between supporting Ukraine and reducing the risk of wider war.