„This decision of President Trump, as well as his administration, has already cost many innocent lives and we see how the Russians took advantage of this and are increasingly actively killing, attacking, shooting, bombing“.
This is what Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria from 2012 to 2017, said to bTV on the occasion of the suspension of military aid to Ukraine from the US and the exchange of intelligence information with Ukraine.
„In my opinion, Trump has already reached an understanding with the Russians, or at least has an idea of how and what to reach an understanding with them, and the Ukrainians are simply an obstacle in the bigger game. Putin and Trump are the modern world hooligans“, he said.
“America has been building the rules and institutions of the international order for more than 80 years. Right now, for the first time in history, President Trump is doing the opposite – he is destroying. He is behaving like an owner who wants rent – he wants 350 billion and their rare metals from the Ukrainians, he wants the Panama Canal“, explained Plevneliev.
He also commented on Bulgaria's position, which still remains unclear:
“I am proud of the position of the Bulgarian Prime Minister, who speaks clearly and precisely. I have known him for years and I know how competent and reasonable he is“.
“Notice that some Bulgarian national-populists, who for me are pure fascists, until 2/3 weeks ago were praising Putin and his every action, now they are doing the same with Trump. The ordinary Bulgarian should judge whether this position is correct and whether these people have values, or are simply dictated to by someone“, stated Plevneliev.