Bulgaria not to join EU deal on ammo purchase for Ukraine over its absence
Болгарія не має необхідних Україні боєприпасів, повідомили в уряді країни (Photo:Zhivko Minkov/Unsplash)
Bulgaria will not join the European Union’s agreement on the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine since the Bulgarian army does not use the correct 155 mm ammunition, Spanish news agency Europa Press quoted Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov as saying on March 28.
“These million rounds of ammunition must come from stockpiles,” he said.
“We don’t have such ammunition in the Bulgarian army, so there is no possibility that they will be provided to Ukraine for the simple reason that we don’t have such caliber.”
Seventeen EU countries and Norway signed an agreement on March 20 for the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine and their own national stockpiles. According to Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, the agreement stipulates the purchase of one million rounds of ammunition. Spain joined these countries shortly after.
The number of participating countries had increased to 20 by March 24, said Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that his country is not participating in the agreement to supply of ammunition to Ukraine but plans to launch the production of NATO-type ammunition at its facilities.
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