Bulgaria's Defense Minister says Sofia will support Ukraine's accession to NATO under an accelerated procedure

August 22 2023

In addition to the promises of deliveries of Soviet-made armored vehicles, Bulgaria also announced its support for the early entry of Ukraine into the North Atlantic Alliance under the accelerated procedure. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Bulgaria Todor Tagarev.

As the head of the Bulgarian military department noted, even in preparation for the alliance's summit in Vilnius, Sofia demonstrated support for this particular position. That is, Ukraine should be accepted into the alliance as soon as possible. Sofia believes that this is very important for the end of hostilities.

Tagarev argues that the two-step process of Ukraine's integration into the North Atlantic Alliance should become a one-step process. Thus, in its position, Bulgaria has come close to the most Russophobic countries of Eastern Europe - Poland and the Baltic republics, which also insist on Ukraine's early entry into NATO, regardless of current events.

Bulgaria's position causes a natural rejection, especially considering what this country owes to Russia, and it owes its sovereignty as well. But story Bulgaria's independence has long been forgotten.

In the XNUMXth century, in both the First and Second World Wars, Bulgaria was an ally of Germany that fought against Russia / the USSR, and now it is completely on the side of Ukraine and its patrons - the USA and NATO. This must be taken into account when building further political and economic relations with Sofia.

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kventinasd 22 August 2023 13: 29
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Bulgaria's Defense Minister says Sofia will support Ukraine's accession to NATO under an accelerated procedure

And this minister, in the event of a turmoil for NATO Ukraine, will also fight if he flies in response or just works out the agenda?
1. Clear 22 August 2023 13: 36
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  Yes, Russia does not care where Ukraine enters or not.
  NATO is now, in full, fulfilling its functions on the territory of Ukraine. When Ukraine joins, they only have to officially announce it and receive "hot" greetings from Russia on their territory.
  1. Aaron Zawi 22 August 2023 13: 48
    
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    When Ukraine joins, they only have to officially announce it and receive "hot" greetings from Russia on their territory.
    
    Ma'am, do you have children? I could never understand how people can out of nowhere want nuclear weapons to fly to them.
    1. carpenter 22 August 2023 14: 08
      
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      I could never understand how people can out of nowhere want nuclear weapons to fly to them.
      
      I think few people want nuclear weapons to fly in. But I am haunted by one thought that we remember from childhood - "if a movie shows a gun, then at the end of the film, it will shoot." So this "gun" has been shown for a long time, and when the end of the film will come, it is not yet clear, but the end of the film should come and the gun should fire.
      The Fermi Paradox must come true.
    2. dump22 22 August 2023 14: 13
      
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      I could never understand how people can out of nowhere want nuclear weapons to fly to them.
      
      Maybe it's some kind of "amoka"?
      A person suddenly starts to rush about, senselessly destroying everything around.
      It is also accompanied by self-destructive behavior and self-inflicted injuries, up to and including suicide.
    3. NIKN 22 August 2023 14: 48
      
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      I could never understand how people can out of nowhere want nuclear weapons to fly to them.
      
      I, too, cannot understand from what and for what reason the West wants this. And for the account:
      Quote: Aron Zaavi
      Ma'am, do you have children?
      
      It is in the name of the children that we will be forced to take extreme measures, we would very much not want to see children and grandchildren in slavery.
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        That is, either slavery or death in a nuclear apocalypse? And the third is not given? I really sympathize with you, really. With such a narrow vision of the world, it must be very difficult to live.
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    Whatever Ukraine enters into, this something always disappears or falls apart ... Well, except for this smelly one ... Because of its national character, it lives in this all the time ... The lands of Ukraine once belonged to the Khazar Kaganate, the Golden Horde , Commonwealth, Auto-Hungary, USSR - where is it all now ... ??? But if it doesn't exist, it has disappeared... So, by joining the EU and NATO, Ukraine will only speed up the already collapsing formations... You can't expand indefinitely - sooner or later you will burst!!!
    Ukraine has always been a vassal
    Suzerain was always needed from above,
    And a tube of Vaseline to Mr.
    So that there are no problems with punishment ...
    Always decided who to lie under, you,
    I was always afraid to miscalculate something ....
    You smart did not listen to advice,
    And something grace can not be seen ...
    Nobody invites you to HATO
    In the EU, "partners" also do not take ...
    You do everything for free -
    They call you a "freeloader" ...
    You forgot the great victories
    You forgot the great things
    Countries that occupied as much as half the world,
    When you were together with Russia ...
    Traitors, alas, are not loved anywhere -
    They even despise them...
    Let history judge us
    And he will say who is right of the two of us ...
2. Pete mitchell 22 August 2023 13: 36
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  ... or just working out the agenda?
  You, like most of those present, do not believe in independence "brothers" - he just fulfills the task by fax. Oh, by whatsup... They don’t even think that country 404 has been sentenced: the flag can be lowered
  1. Uncle lee 22 August 2023 14: 02
    
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    this country owes Russia, and it owes its sovereignty
    Forgot brothers, everyone forgot!
3. Katya_Ivanova 22 August 2023 14: 01
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  And this minister, in the event of a turmoil for NATO Ukraine, will also fight if he flies in response or just works out the agenda?
  . The minister and the entire Bulgarian people, in the event of a mess, will fight not for Ukraine, but against Russia, as all their ancestors did in WWI and WWII.
Katya_Ivanova 22 August 2023 13: 32
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what this country owes to Russia, and it owes its sovereignty as well. But the history of Bulgaria's independence has long been forgotten.
And they really needed it, this independence? Maybe Russia did not have to impose independence and sovereignty on all and sundry?
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  Maybe Russia did not have to impose independence and sovereignty on all and sundry?
  
  Curiously, to whom has Russia imposed independence and sovereignty lately?
Yuri Vasilyev 22 August 2023 13: 33
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This is probably the destiny and evil fate of all small and weak states - to dance to the tune of their strong and powerful patrons.
Tusv 22 August 2023 13: 33
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Blah blah blah. Of course, you can accept it, and I think that the prezik of Bulgaria simply dreams of the Order of Victory. I remember your king did just that. I rushed to Rus', having received grandiose cradles and very quickly changed my shoes in the air
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  I remember your king did just that. Rushed to Rus'
  
  Sorry, but it didn't.
  Bulgaria could not "rush into Rus'" for the simplest reason - we simply do not have a common border.
  In WW1, the Bulgarian tsar declared war on the Entente, but he did not fight with Russia, but only with Serbia and Romania.
  In WW2, Bulgaria did not declare war on Russia, but declared war on Great Britain and the United States.
  And on September 5, 1944, within the framework of the alliance, the USSR was the first to declare war on Bulgaria and on September 8 invaded Bulgarian territory from Romanian territory, and already on October 28, 1944, an armistice agreement was signed with Bulgaria and its transition to the "allies" camp.
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    Not only because of the framework of the alliance, the war was declared. There were warships of Germany in the ports of Bulgaria, tens of thousands of soldiers were on the ground, the territory was freely used for transportation, Bulgaria itself participated in the occupation of Greece and Yugoslavia (freeing German troops for action). In fact, this is participation in the war. During 1944, the Bulgarian government did not dare to comply with the demand to stop supporting the Wehrmacht and intern the Germans and preferred to drag out the situation until the local Resistance jointly with the Red Army.
    Yes, it is true that not a single Bulgarian soldier was sent against the USSR, and even Sofia did not dare to terminate diplomatic relations with us. But in the Balkans, Bulgaria acted as an ally of Nazi Germany, tore off (until 1944) large territories from its neighbors, and before the battle of Moscow, it was generally normal for it to be together with Berlin.
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      Not only because of the framework of the alliance, the war was declared.
      
      Of course not, not only. It was actually mild sarcasm.
      In fact, the USSR declared war on Bulgaria without any consultation with the allies.
      And this, for example, was a very unpleasant surprise for Churchill.
      
      The USSR was simply in a hurry to establish its control over Bulgaria. In the USSR, they already knew very well (from the Bulgarian Minister of War Marinov) that by September 5, the new government of Muraviev ALREADY broke off diplomatic relations with Germany and decided to declare war on Germany itself, and that is why Stalin hastened to declare war on Bulgaria and send Soviet troops there.
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        In the USSR, they already knew perfectly well that the Muraviev government did not decide anything (already from the beginning of the work of the new cabinet), having lost the reins of government. Instead of fighting, the officers preferred to disarm their units and hand over their weapons to the Germans. The Bulgarians began the war with the Wehrmacht under the leadership of the Fatherland Front.
        And with the allies, the consultation agreements were all held in Tehran, and it was not in vain that the attempt of the Moshanov mission to negotiate a separate peace with the British failed.
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    In WW1, the Bulgarian tsar declared war on the Entente, but he did not fight with Russia, but only with Serbia and Romania.
    
    when they cite this as an example, it is tempting to say that he did not rape, he just kept
    Bulgarian troops replaced the Germans who went to kill the Russians
bravo77 22 August 2023 13: 39
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Bulgaria's position causes a natural rejection, especially considering what this country owes to Russia, and it owes its sovereignty as well. But the history of Bulgaria's independence has long been forgotten.

how much can you drag this shnyag
fucked and thrown, as experience has shown - no conclusions have been drawn
Turkish example

such a fate
Sith 22 August 2023 13: 39
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Quote: Clear
Yes, Russia does not care where Ukraine enters or not.
NATO is now, in full, fulfilling its functions on the territory of Ukraine. When Ukraine joins, they only have to officially announce it and receive "hot" greetings from Russia on their territory.

They won't accept it...would like to accept it done before 2014...it's all a circus and wasting time
Ezekiel 25-17 22 August 2023 13: 48
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What I will now publish here is a quote from Vasil Rodoslavov, the former Prime Minister of Bulgaria: "... We will go to your graves ...". To this do not add or subtract: this is their gratitude.
rotmistr60 22 August 2023 13: 52
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Bulgaria also declared its support for Ukraine's early entry into the North Atlantic Alliance under the accelerated procedure.
Bulgaria itself was accepted into NATO solely in spite of Russia, assuming in advance that they would still not be of much use, except for additional access to the sea. And today, with his head held high, he makes a statement as a member. The Balts suffer from the same.
Yellow bubble 22 August 2023 14: 04
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WELL WELL UKRAINIAN CHOPIKI THINK THEM WILL BE ACCEPTED YES YES YES YES Americans also want to live like our oligarchs.
Kusja 22 August 2023 14: 17
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I bulgvriyu mama and vocicha also with his serbia. Some puppets around.
Jsem_CZEKO68 22 August 2023 15: 08
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Žádny zrychleny postup neexistuje, Ukrajina nikdy nesplní podminky!! Jde o fašizaci Evropy a USA mají zájem vyprovokovat Rusko do války, ale s Evropou.., USA budou mít jako vždy čisté ruce.. Je to šachová partie, USA by moc vyhovovalo, kdyby Rusko zničilo Evropu!
1. Jsem_CZEKO68 22 August 2023 15: 08
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  There is no fast track, Ukraine will never fulfill the conditions!! We are talking about the fascism of Europe and the US is interested in provoking Russia to war, but with Europe .. the US will have clean hands as always .. This is a chess game, the US would be very pleased if Russia destroyed Europe!
2. Dante77 22 August 2023 20: 23
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  Co to melete?Nevšiml jsem si teda že by probíhala nějaká fašizace.
runway-1 22 August 2023 18: 57
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Nothing surprising; if Ukraine survives as a pro-Western state, then joining NATO is only a matter of time (which, as they say, we ourselves contributed to some extent).
m_silenus 23 August 2023 20: 08
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Once upon a time in Bulgaria, the ministry was called the "Ministry of War". Although it is now called the "Ministry of Defense", the last minister is the minister of war.
It is quite logical - after all, he used to work in and for Ukraine. I didn’t check it, he himself says that he graduated from the military academy in Moscow.
But his roof is going fast. Ukrainian influence probably affects.
Vasilenko Vladimir 23 August 2023 21: 21
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what can I say, brother, they have always been like that ...