Bulgaria Declared for the Complete, Immediate and Unconditional Withdrawal of Russian Forces from Ukraine

Bulgaria is among nearly 60 countries from around the world that supported a joint statement at the UN condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was also signed separately on behalf of the European Union, of which Bulgaria is a member. There is no announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this act on the day when half a year has passed since the biggest war in Europe in over 70 years.

The President of Ukraine spoke via video link to the Security Council, which Russia tried to derail, but was isolated - all member countries of the Council approved the hearing of Volodymyr Zelensky, and only China abstained. In his speech, he announced that on his country's Independence Day, a Russian rocket killed 22 people at the small Chaplyne station, where a passenger train was also set on fire.

At the meeting, the Russian permanent representative Vasily Nebenzya stated once again that the "special military operation" aims at the "denazification and demilitarization" of Ukraine in order to eliminate the "obvious" threats to Russia's security. Western countries reject such explanations and see the invasion as a war of conquest driven by imperial ambitions.

Here is the text of the statement "regarding six months of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine":

"Today marks six months since the beginning of Russia's unprovoked, full-scale and illegal invasion of Ukraine. We recall the categorical conclusions of the UN General Assembly that the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is a violation of the UN Charter, which affects not only the people of Ukraine, but also millions of people around the world. We deplore the failure of the Russian Federation to implement...