Zelensky requested weapons on Sofia trip
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested certain weaponry needed by the Ukrainian army during his visit to Bulgaria, Defense Minister Todor Tagarev revealed today.
Yesterday Zelensky spent 8 hours in Sofia on 7 July, holding talks with the prime minister and the president.
Tagarev confirmed that the list included of weapons sought by Zelensky included heavy armored vehicles and air defense systems. He clarified that Zelensky had requested everything except aircraft and that the Ukrainian president had told him that he believes that the war is currently at a critical juncture.
WCC-DB loses support
A total of 23.9 percent of voters would vote for GERB, and 18.2 percent for WCC-DB if parliamentary elections were held today, according to a new sociological survey by Market Links. It was conducted among 1011 people over the age of 18 in the period June 22 - July 2.
According to the sociologist from the agency, Dobromir Zhivkov, WCC-DB has lost support since it went into government alongside GERB.
In the last parliamentary elections on April 2, Boyko Borissov's party won 26.49% of the votes cast, and the coalition - 24.56%.
Vassilev pessimistic about inflation
Inflation cannot be suppressed through budget measures, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev told parliament. At a joint meeting and with the participation of various organizations, MPs debated the state budget, as well as that of the health insurance fund and the state social insurance.
The draft state budget received the approval of the budget and social parliamentary commissions, but not the economic commission.
Vassilev pointed out that inflation in Bulgaria is driven by energy and food prices - EU traded goods. "If we want to reduce inflationary pressures along these lines or other tradables, we have to reduce consumption to the extent that it affects the aggregate consumption of the entire EU. Being 1% of the EU's GDP, it is very difficult to do that," he declared.
Zelensky requested weapons on Sofia trip
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested certain weaponry needed by the Ukrainian army during his visit to Bulgaria, Defense Minister Todor Tagarev revealed today.
