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Defense Minister Todor Tagarev
Bulgarian aid to Ukraine will not include heavy equipment and aviation, according to Defense Minister Todor Tagarev.
"We already have a decision from the Council of Ministers. There are two decisions that have been made in this regard. As it was in the first case, the list is confidential. I can say that there is no aviation in what we are giving and there is no heavy armored equipment. I will not comment on anything else".
Minister Tagarev presented the ministry's priorities - building a combat-ready army and starting next year, defense spending should be at least 2 percent of the gross domestic product.
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