Bulgaria’s interim PM Glavchev refuses to sign 10-year military support deal with Ukraine

Bulgaria’s interim PM Glavchev refuses to sign 10-year military support deal with Ukraine

PM Dimitar Glavchev says he will only sign the Ukraine support deal if it is endorsed by the parliament.

By Denitsa Koseva in Sofia December 19, 2024

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said on December 19 he will not sign a security cooperation agreement with Ukraine unless parliament specifically gives him the green light to do so.

The agreement envisages a 10-year obligation for Bulgaria to provide military aid and training for Ukraine, as well as support for Ukrainian refugees.

The agreement was supposed to be inked in Brussels on December 19 but the day before Glavchev asked lawmakers to vote on it. However, his request was not included in the agenda by parliament speaker Natalia Kiselova of the pro-Russian Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).

Meanwhile, the majority of MPs, including Gerb, the largest party in parliament, have said they would not back the agreement. Gerb’s leader Boyko Borissov said his party, which claims to have Euro-Atlantic orientation, cannot do that as BSP is its potential coalition partner.

Glavchev said he would leave signing the deal to a regular prime minister, claiming the decision is beyond his authority.

The agreement is in line with all previous accords signed between Bulgaria and Ukraine. Glavchev said the only thing that disturbs him is the ten-year timeframe.

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