The position of the Bulgarian head of state is not surprising. He is an outspoken Russophile. He has always stood by Putin's position. This was stated on BNT by the chairman of DSB and a deputy from the PP-DB Atanas Atanasov regarding Rumen Radev's criticism of Prime Minister Zhelyazkov for his expressed support for Ukraine after the dispute between Zelensky and Trump. He wants to say that Russia's position is winning, perhaps, commented Atanasov, quoted by news.bg.
"The question is that according to the Bulgarian Constitution, the government is the one that bears responsibility for the country's national security. So it is important what position the Bulgarian government will take", he pointed out. The DSB leader noted that at this stage there is only an expressed position of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, which is in support of Zelensky and Ukraine. There is also some discrepancy between Rosen Zhelyazkov and Boyko Borisov, but I do not want to go into such details, he added.
Atanas Atanasov also noted that in addition to the war in Ukraine, protests are currently taking place in Bosnia and Serbia. He asked what these events have in common and answered - the common thing is Russia. "All this is sabotage work by Russia," Atanasov pointed out. He hopes that Mr. President will not dispute that Russia is an aggressor in the war in Ukraine. The DSB leader noted that recently Russophiles in our country are almost starting to turn things around and claim that Ukraine is an aggressor. He stressed that what is happening in the former Yugoslavia and Romania is a Russian operation.
"Europe, especially Eastern Europe, is worrying. And here Bulgaria, the Bulgarian government, Bulgarian institutions must develop a categorical position - which side do we stand on,", Atanasov stated.