Rumen Radev

October 9, 2026 17:02 It's high time to give way to the full potential of diplomacy and use all possible channels for communication and dialogue, this is being done at the moment - this is how Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed and commented on the meeting with Kyrylo Budanov, head of the cabinet of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and former head of Ukrainian military intelligence, who was on a visit to our country. It is clear that the efforts to restore peace in Ukraine deserve our support and the cessation of hostilities is of exceptional interest not only to the warring parties but to all of us, all of Europe. "It is clear that the efforts to restore peace in Ukraine deserve our support and the cessation of hostilities is of exceptional interest not only to the warring parties but to all of us, all of Europe. Because we continue to pay an extremely high social and economic price," explained Radev. Any guesses and hypotheses are possible. There are logical premises pointing to one party, but we have no evidence to do so with certainty. "Any guesses and hypotheses are possible. There are logical premises pointing to one party, but we have no evidence to do so with certainty," Radev added. I want to commend our servicemen for their courage and professionalism, as well as for the fact that today they were on board the ship, conducted a thorough inspection, specifically to search for remains of drones, but none were found, so for now we cannot provide you with any clear and categorical statements. #дипломация #мир #Украйна (translated)

The efforts to establish peace in Ukraine deserve our support. The cessation of hostilities is in the interest of all of Europe, as we continue to pay an extremely high social and economic price. It is high time to give way to the full potential of diplomacy and to use all possible channels for communication and dialogue," said Rumen Radev. #мир #Украйна #дипломация (translated)

It is clear that the efforts to restore peace in Ukraine deserve our support. And the cessation of hostilities is of exceptional interest not only to the warring parties but to all of us – to all of Europe, because we continue to pay an extremely high social and economic price. So it is high time to give way to the full potential of diplomacy and to use all possible channels for communication and dialogue. This is what we are doing at the moment," Radev replied to the question of what he had discussed with Budanov. #РуменРадев #Украйна #мирнипреговори (translated)

My job is not to replicate Zelensky, but to establish the truth. At the National Security Advisory Council, we received very clear reports from the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Defense, and the heads of the security services that there was no communication with the Ukrainian side to clarify what the drone was. What Zelensky said is his own account. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev denied that the issue was discussed with the Ukrainian side. #Украйна #МирВУкрайна #ПреговориВСАЩ (translated)

The authorities here still do not dare to point out who is responsible for the attack, although Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about communication with Bulgaria, after which it became clear that the drones are Russian – something that Prime Minister Rumen Radev denied happened. #НАТО #Русия #хибриднавойна (translated)

"After all, not far from us, a war is being waged; it is expanding its scope and has already entered the exclusive economic zone of Bulgaria, but at the moment, there is no direct threat to Bulgaria's national security. How many hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into the defense of Ukraine against drone strikes? Are the attacks continuing? They are. How much enormous funding is Russia allocating for drone defense as the drones continue to strike? So we are making efforts, along with the budget we have with the EU and NATO, to create a system that will give Bulgarian citizens confidence that we can respond in such situations. It cannot be said that there is an immediate threat to our national security, but there are risks," said Prime Minister Rumen Radev to the media after the end of the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) with President Iliyana Yotova. #националнасигурност #ЧерноМоре #дронове (translated)

"This is extremely worrying. This is a fact. I cannot yet tell you where the drones that attacked the ships came from. One of the ships was heading north – the one that sank – and we still have no information about what was onboard. The other ship was heading south and was carrying wheat." The attack on the two ships in Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea involved both a maritime drone and an aerial one, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Tuesday. #MareaNeagră #AtacDronă #NavaScufundată (translated)

"If we analyze the nature of the cargo and the direction in which the ships were moving, then, logically speaking, the result indicates Russia," said Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev after a meeting of Bulgaria's National Security Council held on Wednesday. #MareaNeagră #siguranțămaritimă #consultanțădiplomatică (translated)