Europe's Dilemma: To Arm or Not to Arm Ukraine Amidst Putin's War

Bulgaria's new defense minister, Todor Tagarev, has indicated a possible shift from the previous government's reluctance to provide lethal aid to Ukraine by pledging an imminent announcement on a fresh package of military assistance. This move could increase tensions with Bulgaria's pro-Kremlin president, Rumen Radev, who has been the face of institutional and public resistance to supplying lethal military aid to Kyiv. Bulgarian officials have bickered publicly over the question of lethal aid for Kyiv, fueled in part by two years of inconclusive elections and political stalemate that denied either side an upper hand and boosted the influence of Radev.