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"I cannot accept the position that the war in Ukraine is a war of values, when the greatest value is peace and human life. Giving arms means putting out the fire with gasoline, agreeing that there will be many more victims and accepting the position that the war must be waged until the complete collapse of one side, which inevitably and gradually pushes us towards a global conflict with the possibility of nuclear self-destruction," said President Rumen Radev

Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian military man, major general from the reserve.

Former commander of in an interview on Darik radio.

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The head of state recalled that in the first hours of the invasion, he denounced the war as a means of solving state problems and that nothing could justify the Kremlin's military aggression.

"I continue to defend my position that Bulgaria should not send weapons to this conflict," the president said.

According to him, anyone who defends the opposite position must not only know the deep political and historical roots of the conflict, but also present an analysis of the risks and consequences of such a decision both in terms of our armaments and socio-economically. .

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The head of state added that while the wealthier countries in Europe can afford to send more weapons and maintain the war of economic and social attrition because they have reserves, it should be considered how this will affect a large part of the people in Bulgaria, who live below the line of a decent lifestyle.

"It is my duty as president to think and be in solidarity with these people," added Rumen Radev

Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian military man, major general from the reserve.

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The head of state said that with the calls to achieve "peace through war" we are flying headlong towards Orwell's dystopia and his writing "war is peace".

"We are running out of weapons today, but if at some point people start running out, then what will we do?" asked Rumen Radev

Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian military man, major general from the reserve.

A former commander of and pointed out that the war is becoming more fierce, expanding its spatial scope, forms and methods of combat operations, which leads to exhaustion and represents a global economic clash, which in Europe is felt by citizens on inflation.

"Politics is a public activity and it is done by individuals who announce their ideas to the public and how they will achieve them. If you do something behind the backs of the citizens, isn't it going into the realm of behind-the-scenes deals with foreign partners," said President Rumen Radev

Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian military man, major general from the reserve.

A former commander commented on the article in Die Welt related to an organization developed during the previous regular government to export arms from Bulgaria to Ukraine.

The Head of State also reminded that the meetings of the European Council are closed and the question remains how the media found out about the positions of the Bulgarian Prime Minister, presented at this meeting.

In response to a question about foreign influence in Bulgaria's domestic politics and disinformation, the president pointed out that "the Balkans and Bulgaria in particular will never fall off the radar of many countries" in this regard.

Rumen Radev

Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian military man, major general from the reserve.

A former commander recalled the cases of broken spy networks in our country, which were widely reported in the media, and added that Russia is not the only country that uses methods of influence, giving an example of the destructive influence of citizens of another country, who in 2017 coercive administrative measures have been imposed on activities on our territory in violation of Bulgarian laws and national security.

"The fact is that different countries use different methods.

The fact is that we have politicians, analysts, media that feed on grants," the president said and called for a discussion on the need for legislative changes to regulate financial flows and the related possibility of spreading foreign influence, to make it clear what these funds are used for.

Rumen Radev

Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian military man, major general from the reserve.

A former commander added that it cannot be denied that those who receive funds in various forms also become conductors of some policy.

In connection with the disinformation, he gave an example of a publication from the end of December by a Bulgarian media that, with a delay of more than two years, made news from a report of the US State Department that came out in August 2020, inventing events and adding names, in this case that of the Bulgarian president.

"I was amazed to read this addendum to the report, which was uncritically picked up by other media," the head of state said.

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