Blinken will help Bulgaria get Replacement Weapons from the US

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged to help Bulgaria, via the Pentagon, with the supply of replacement resources of many weapons.

This was stated by the acting foreign minister and future ambassador to NATO Nikolay Milkov to Bulgarian journalists in Brussels. He participated in the meeting of the first diplomats of the member countries of the pact.

Blinken inquired whether the US military department had been informed and promised to follow up on the matter.

Did Bulgaria give Ukraine old weapons, and in return receive new ones from the allies, asked Bulgarian media "Club Z".

"This issue in this context was not exactly discussed. It was discussed that we have a draining resource and a capability gap. When, for example, their jets expire, which will happen soon, we will have 2 or 3 years ahead of us, during which we will have no other options at all to protect our airspace. We will have to rely on the allies," replied Milkov.

And he added that what would happen to our armaments is a matter that should be decided at other levels by parliament, most likely by the future government.

Bulgarian participation in the "G-7+" format was also discussed at the meeting with Blinken. It was initiated by the USA, and we are invited as one of the countries from Eastern Europe that can contribute to the recovery and stabilization of the situation in Ukraine.

For the first time in 6 years, a meeting of the "NATO-Ukraine" Committee took place. The foreign ministers have confirmed the political and material support their countries provide to the country attacked by Russia.

"Material support is provided on a national basis. NATO stays out of hostilities and seeks not to be identified as part of the war....