Bulgaria sends arms to Ukraine

Minister of Defence in the caretaker government Dimitar Stoyanov stated in an interview with bTV that what we are sending is in the top three of Ukraine s priorities of the weaponry it is asking of us. He said that the lists were coordinated with the Ukrainian side, and I think our counterparts from Ukraine will be pleased. Minister Stoyanov said that the list of armaments to be sent to Ukraine was submitted to the parliament on 1 December and that it is up to the MPs to make the final decision. The deliveries will not be damaging to the Bulgarian army. The lists don't include S-300 missile systems or aircraft, but they include primarily infantry weaponry, according to Dimitar Stoyanov.

In Sofia, the Mothers against the War movement are to submit a petition to the government, the government, and the presidency to demand that Bulgaria initiate peace talks for an end to the war in Ukraine and that the country not get involved in the war by sending weapons or military personnel. The signatories include well-known names of public figures who hold leftist positions.

Irina Scherbakova, co-founder of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian human rights organization Memorial, said there was no prospect of a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine. She stated in Hamburg, Germany, that there is not a diplomatic solution to Putin's regime, so long as it is still there, where she was awarded the Marion D nhoff Prize for her human rights work. She stated that there will now be a military solution.

The EU and the G -- 7 will take effect on 5 December and the 60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil will be in effect on 5 December. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated that Russia would not accept the price cap even if it has to reduce production. The European Commission has informed the EU member countries of the latest 9th package of sanctions against Russia. They are to be endorsed on December 12 and target 180 Russian companies, banks, media outlets and tech companies.