Balgarianovinite.com Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria stands with Germany in response to any hybrid and other attacks. At Parliament’s Question Time on Friday, he was answering a question from GERB-UDF MP Georg Georgiev about the German government’s accusation that Russia was behind an attempted attack involving an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
“Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry responded appropriately and firmly – we support our economic and investment partner Germany,” Radev said.
He said he had discussed the matter with European Council President Antonio Costa in Sofia on Thursday and there were no complaints directed at Bulgaria or its Foreign Minister. “To me, this was a reckless action by Russia,” Radev said, describing the case as complex and extremely worrying.
“Usually, when firm positions are expressed following political statements, specific facts are provided through the security services. We have not received any such information yet,” Radev said. He added that the conclusion pointing to a Russian hybrid attack was based on the findings surrounding the drone, noting that this was the wording used by Germany’s senior leadership.
Radev said the major question was whether Germany would respond.
“The collective West is trying to achieve a conventional victory over Russia without taking into account the fact that it is the world’s largest nuclear power and that we cannot counter its hypersonic weapons, as we see every night over Kyiv,” Radev said. “This heightens the risk, and I believe Europe must finally start factoring in that risk and talks should begin as soon as possible, because this war is expanding geographically and the risk is increasing day by day.”
For his part, Georg Georgiev said: “The source of the attacks was clearly identified by Germany – Russia is behind this hybrid action. Weeks ago, reputable European media outlets clearly warned that Russia would seek to carry out provocative actions on European and NATO territory, and we are seeing this happen – this is a fact.”
Georgiev also said: “There is nothing here to make us doubt that the Russian Federation is behind this, yet you are still not saying whether information was shared with your Foreign Minister in Ireland that would allow you, too, to say, ‘Yes, Russia is a threat and has waged an aggressive, unwarranted and unjustified war in Ukraine, and for that reason we stand in solidarity with this country’.”
The Prime Minister replied: “Europe is not a contest in conformism, and if you insist that Bulgaria must necessarily become part of the escalation, I have no such intention. Of course we stand firmly with Germany, our biggest ally, but we must retain a measure of common sense.”
“Drones are flying towards Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, but we must finally start insisting on other things. I believe Bulgaria is among those countries calling for this to happen as soon as possible,” Radev said.
“In my view, Europe can exist without Russia, but Europe will find it difficult to exist for long against Russia,” he added.
PM Radev: Bulgaria Stands with Germany in Response to Any Hybrid or Other Attacks 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-09-04 07:29:00
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
БЪЛГАРИЯ НОВИНИТЕ – ИНФОРМАЦИОННА АГЕНЦИЯ 2009-2026 2026-09-04 07:29:00