Let's get into the context of the whole event. I didn't use the word "war", I used a quote.

Nowhere in any NATO document is the word "war" mentioned.

We have to handle words very carefully, because after the war comes diplomacy.

This was stated by the Minister of Defense Stefan Yanev

By a decree of President Rumen Radev from May 12, 2021, Stefan Yanev was appointed official in the program "Panorama" on BNT.

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"As Minister of Defense, I have an obligation to Bulgarian citizens. They should not be intimidated because there is no direct threat to our country. We are preparing our response plans. Everything is being done with purpose and intent," the minister explained. of defense.

Stefan Yanev: Putin has not closed the door to diplomacy

"The invasion of Ukraine is not the biggest problem at the moment, the bigger one is that the system of international relations is not working, the security system is not working, diplomacy has failed. At such moments comes the imposition of force," said Minister Yanev.

According to him, it is important for our country to be positioned on the world stage.

"We need to formulate our national policy well.

Our choice is NATO and we are part of the EU. "

The Bulgarian army does not have one battalion, but there are many.

"We have 6 NATO-certified battalion battle groups," said Minister Stefan Yanev.

By decree of President Rumen Radev of May 12, 2021, Stefan Yanev was appointed official.

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