Bulgaria “has a powerful tradition in the defense industry,” the European official emphasized.
Bulgaria provides a third of weapons, which the EU has provided in Ukraine since the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Russia. This was announced by European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen’s European Commission on a visit to Bulgaria, BGnes report
Bulgaria “has a powerful tradition in the defense industry,” the European official emphasized.
“You are making a large amount of ammunition and fireworks that support Ukraine in its struggle for independence. Since the beginning of the war, a third weapon used by Ukraine was made from Bulgaria,” he said.
Von Der Layen emphasized that “Putin has not changed and will not change” him can only be influenced by steps aimed at softening the military potential of the Russian Federation. He added that “we should also take great responsibility for our own defense” and remember that labor capacity in Bulgaria should grow up to 2 million shells by the end of the year.
“You plan to expand the manufacture of ammunition that meets NATO’s standards. This new production will create more than 1000 jobs here in the region, which means sustainable development,” Von der der Der Layen declared.
The media note that the two RheinMetall recalls will be built in Bulgaria, one of which is based on VMZ.
Bulgaria will increase defense costs to 3.5% of GDP
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