Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev – Wiki Commons

Radev is not toeing the Brussels’ line.

The new Bulgarian government that was sworn in on 8 May 2026 under Prime Minister Rumen Radev is already showing it means business.

Radev’s ‘Progressive Bulgaria’ party won a landslide victory in April with 45 % of the vote and 135 seats in the 240-seat parliament – the first majority government in Bulgaria since 1997.

The government is Pro-EU membership but markedly pro-Russian and Euroskeptic in terms of foreign policy, defending national sovereignty.

So, there you have it: a NATO and EU country bucking Brussels’ war dogma.

Radev has long opposed sanctions on Russia and military aid to Ukraine, and with one month in office, his government has already stopped sending weapons to Ukraine.

This was announced today (9) by the country’s Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov.

🚨🇧🇬 HUGE! Bulgaria’s NEW Prime Minister Announced the Cessation of Military Support to Ukraine.

“Europe does NOT have its own vision for the end of the war and the establishment of peace. It continues to invest in a “doomed” cause.” pic.twitter.com/5R32V644C8

— Based Hungary 🇭🇺 (@HungaryBased) June 9, 2026

Politico reported:

“The move cements the new Bulgarian government’s opposition to EU support for Ukraine after Russia-aligned Prime Minister Rumen Radev won a parliamentary election in a landslide in April. Bulgaria has sent 13 aid packages to Kyiv since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion, but Radev has described the Ukrainian cause as ‘doomed’.

‘We have already made it clear that the war in Ukraine will not be resolved on the battlefield. We are witnessing a war of attrition, and no matter how much weaponry is amassed, the only result is the loss of human lives. It is time to sit down at the negotiating table’, Stoyanov said at a press conference on Tuesday.”

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov:

We have already clearly stated that the war in Ukraine will not be resolved on the battlefield.

We are witnessing a positional war, and no matter how much weaponry is accumulated, the only result is the loss of human lives.

Ukraine… pic.twitter.com/tXVrv9JVT9

— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 9, 2026

“In addition to halting aid for Ukraine, Stoyanov unveiled the government’s plan to increase Bulgaria’s defense spending to the NATO-mandated 5 percent of GDP as Radev had previously promised.”

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