Balgarianovinite.com In an interview for the Bulgarian National Television aired on Sunday night, President Iliana Iotova said that Bulgaria must participate within the existing structures of the EU and NATO, in accordance with the Bulgarian government’s decision from December 2022. She added that what has been missing within that framework is, first and foremost, Bulgaria’s firm stance and its vision of what needs to be done. Iotova stated that the State should be part of a group within these structures that will initiate a dialogue within the EU and NATO on ending the conflict in Ukraine with specific proposals.
Commenting on the Coalition of the Willing and the conflicting sources on whether Bulgaria represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova-Chamova signed the Kyiv Declaration, the President said: “The position of foreign minister is an extremely important one in any country, and there must be very good coordination, because ultimately the entire country bears the consequences. In my opinion, there was no such coordination, but for me, the credible position is the one expressed by the official Bulgarian government.” Asked whether she is criticizing Petrova-Chamova, Iotova said that she believes that the Minister made a mistake.
The head of State urged the Coalition of the Willing to focus on finding a solution to the war rather than fuel it. She criticized it for the lack of results and “a certain amount of realism”.
Iotova stated that there has been a lot of commotion, stemming from the fact that almost no one in Bulgaria is aware of the nature of this coalition or of what Bulgaria’s role is in it if any. “This is because we have no official document formalizing our entry into the Coalition of the Willing, nor do we have a resolution from the Council of Ministers or the National Assembly,” she added. She said that when it was established in early 2025, the Coalition was intended to prepare for a peace agreement and peace in Ukraine, but now, there is more talk of weapons and military supplies to Ukraine, and “It almost seems as if we are doing everything possible to prolong this conflict through military supplies.”
Iotova further said that another major objective is the establishment of the so-called Ukraine Multinational Force, in which Bulgaria, under the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov, refused to participate in September 2025. “Even as president, I am not aware of whether Bulgaria is participating in the headquarters that was established for the Multinational Forces, at what level we are participating, or whether it has made any commitments,” Iotova said. President Iotova: Bulgaria Should Push for Ukraine Peace Talks within EU and NATO 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-25 08:12:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law