„Each of the PGs has received from the Council of Ministers a shameful agreement in the field of security between the Republic of Bulgaria and Ukraine for 10 years. When the whole world strives for peace, for someone to allow themselves to send such a request and not even discuss it in parliament is unacceptable. We insist that Prime Minister Glavchev guarantee that he will not sign an agreement with the President of Ukraine on December 19. We call on all parliamentary groups to send letters to the Council of Ministers with such a statement so that the prime minister does not have the opportunity to commit this shameful act“. This was stated in the plenary hall by the co-chairman of the PG of the BSP – UNITED LEFT Borislav Gutsanov.
In his words, this is a gross provocation. He recalled that the left has always been for peace and solving problems through dialogue, not by distributing weapons. “In 1000 days of the conflict in Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives, even more were injured, and countless lost their homes. Our position from the very beginning of the conflict has been clear - this conflict must be ended through peace negotiations. It is appropriate for Bulgaria not to provide weapons, but to initiate precisely these peace negotiations“, he said and recalled that no one had listened and perhaps a change in the American administration should have taken place in order to go down this path.
Gutsanov emphasized that fueling this conflict by providing weapons will cost many more victims and put national security, including that of our country, at risk. “Unfortunately, for two years now the Euro-Atlantic majority has not heard us“, the socialist emphasized.
According to him, with the decision on military aid to Ukraine, taken two years ago, despite the warnings of the left and despite the dire condition of the Bulgarian army, equipment worth millions was exported. According to him, during the government of the “assembly“ and after that, the situation only escalated.
“The outrage is complete. Now Glavchev is preparing to sign this shameful agreement, without it even passing through the National Assembly, behind the backs of the people's representatives. He is leaving today, without even coming to the hall to discuss it. This shows not only ignorance of the international situation, but also borders on national betrayal“, Gutsanov was categorical.