A third of the total amount of weapons that the EU has supplied to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war comes from Bulgaria.
This was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Bulgaria, BGNES reports, Censor.NET informs .
She noted that Bulgaria has a strong defense industry and is the only country in the EU where the largest private employer is a defense industry company.
The country produces a large amount of ammunition and explosives, which are supplied in particular to Ukraine.
According to von der Leyen, since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a third of the weapons received by the Ukrainian army have come from Bulgaria.
“Here you produce a large amount of ammunition and explosives that support Ukraine and its fight for freedom. Since the beginning of the war, a third of the weapons used by Ukraine have come from Bulgaria. Bulgaria makes an active contribution to the defense and security of both Ukraine and Europe,” the EC President said.
Author: Olga Gergelyuk Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n3571512
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Not Germany, France nor Britain, but superpower Bulgaria gives the most weapons in the EU to Ukraine.
Why the rest of the EU has no defense industry?
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You learn something new every day. Like, how shortsighted the large European countries have been.