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"What we should tell the Americans is not to send us just 14, but 1400 tanks... something that will bring much calm to the Bulgarian... to municipalities, to cities, to the nation".
Former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy standing up for US plans to deploy heavy equipment to Eastern European NATO allies. The announcement of the move to station troops triggered much
In his Friday interview with private national bTV station he also said:
"We have wonderful premarital agreements with NATO - first the agreement under which we entered NATO in 2004, after that the North Atlantic Treat, after that we signed with the US in 2003... on Bulgarian-US military facilities which are in Novo Selo and Bezmer."
"If Russian citizens who purchased properties at the Black Sea say they feel threatened, President [Vladimir] Putin, who is unpredictable, will say: "I am going to defend my compatriots in St Vlas" and this is where the scary part begins."
St Vlas is a Black Sea resort popular with Russians and also with Westerners.
"I sent the ministers to him, but they can't stand next to a person who has already become a party leader.
"The only path to peace is clear: Ukraine's sovereignty must be respected and its territorial integrity fully restored.
"I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him.
Regarding Bulgaria's eurozone accession: "We do not meet the criteria for the Eurozone, the protest will continue.
GERB leader Boyko Borissov on the F-16 fighter jet issue: "The board in question was sent by DHL, it arrived tonight, they will replace it.
Speaking during the final session of the Sofia Economic Forum, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev noted
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