US Secretary of Defense will visit Georgia, Ukraine and Romania, but will miss Bulgaria – this is a signal for the low level of trust in the government of President Rumen Radev and his caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev, said the Atlantic Council of Bulgaria (ACB).
The organization defines as Radev’s allegations are untenablethat because of his support for the Three Seas initiative, he enjoyed greater confidence in Washington.
“If that were the case, we would now be preparing to welcome the guest from the United States and work on specific defense projects to be a stronger ally. Instead, Radev did not stop trumping Moscow, at the same time waving to the United States and NATO the intention that we would buy, it is unclear when, eight more F-16 aircraft. In fact, the Ministry of Defense has not stopped wondering how to continue pouring more money into Russia for old Soviet equipment. The legs of a lie are short! “- point out the Atlantic.
The ASB reminds that Bulgaria, like Romania, has a Roadmap signed with the United States for cooperation in the field of defense for the next 10 years. In our country for review of the Road Map instead of Austin, a deputy assistant arrived the United States Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO, Spencer Boyer.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Spencer Boyer pays two-day visit to Sofia
Overview of the Cooperation Roadmap…
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“Obviously in Bucharest, the US Secretary of Defense has something to say with the President and his Romanian counterpart to strengthen their strategic partnership in security and defense. And in Bulgaria there will obviously be none what to talk about … “- the Atlanticists state.
The US Secretary of Defense is taking action your tour in the Black Sea region, before visiting Brussels to strengthen relations with the countrieswho are at the forefront of Russian hybrid aggression, and also to thank them for their contribution to the operation in Afghanistan, supplemented by the ASB.
“The omission of Bulgaria, which is also subject to Russian hybrid aggression and is contributed to the security and reconstruction of Afghanistan almost two decades, is not only a sign of distrust of our country as a loyal ally in NATO, but also slap for the management of Rumen Radev. What more obvious sign that President Radev and his caretaker government are turning us into a “black hole” in the Alliance’s southeastern flank? “The Atlantic Council concluded. publication on the organization’s Facebook page.
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