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Euractiv (28 June 2024)

Krassen Nikolov

In a rebuke to the Bulgarian government’s framework position in support of Ukraine, President Rumen Radev has refused to attend July’s NATO summit in Washington.

The president “does not accept some provisions of the framework positions adopted by the Council of Ministers regarding commitments that our country undertakes regarding the war in Ukraine,” his press office said in a statement, though without specifying what Radev did not accept.

Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic. The government is responsible for the country’s foreign and security policies, while the president plays a role in ensuring checks and balances between institutions.

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