Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said Friday on Bulgarian National Television that ammunition or weaponry can not be provided if doing so would violate the law and reduce stocks below the required minimum levels.
Commenting on military assistance to Ukraine, he noted that the Bulgarian Army’s weapons stockpiles are maintained in line with regulatory requirements, meaning that the armed forces must sustain a specific level of readiness with a defined quantity of ammunition and equipment.
He added that the Defence Ministry has published a list of surplus items no longer needed by the armed forces, but there has been no interest in acquiring them.
Asked whether halting military assistance to Ukraine places Bulgaria in an unpopular international position, Stoyanov replied: “Not at all.” He noted that Germany had previously declined to provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine. According to the Minister, there had also been speculation that a parliamentary decision regarding aid to Ukraine was being violated.
Stoyanov said that during the tenure of his predecessor, Todor Tagarev, missiles had been supplied to Ukraine which, in his view, should not have been provided.
The Defence Minister said that all weaponry supplied to Ukraine had been donated and that Ukraine had not paid Bulgaria for it. Part of the costs had been reimbursed through the European Peace Facility or by another country involved in a trilateral arrangement with Bulgaria, he added. Stoyanov stressed that the Defence Ministry had never supplied weapons to Ukraine through intermediaries.
He also described as a manipulation claims that sales by private defence companies were being halted.
Commenting on the review of public procurement contracts awarded by the Defence Ministry, Stoyanov said the objective was to safeguard advance payments made to companies carrying out construction projects at two military facilities, in Graf Ignatievo and Karlovo. According to him, the issue concerns fraudulent bank guarantees.
Asked whether any projects were at risk, the Minister said they were not and that work was continuing. He added, however, that there should be a register of non-compliant companies. Bulgaria Cannot Provide Weapons if Army Stocks Fall Below Required Levels, Defence Minister Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-12 07:35:19 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