Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba reacted to the words of the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev about the "

" With his rash utterances, he struck a blow at friendly Ukrainian-Bulgarian relations, exposed Bulgaria to EU criticism and played along with Russian propaganda, "

I tell Rumen Radev that this is also a drama: tse yakbi Russia attacked Bulgaria, killed shmatok of the territory and drove thousands of people. With his unreasonable gimmicks, he struck a blow to the friendly Ukrainian-Bulgarian warriors by submitting criticism of the EU and Russian propaganda to Bulgaria. https: // t. co / HsxN0o551m - Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) November 20, 2021 Earlier, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev repeated his words about the "

" The question is absolutely clear. The annexation of Crimea is a violation of international law, but as I said last night, there are realities in politics and at the moment Crimea belongs to Russia, "

Before that, during the debate of presidential candidates on November 18, he said that he considers Crimea to be Russian territory, and the anti-Russian EU sanctions are ineffective..

In connection with these statements, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine invited the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Kiev Kostadin Kodzhabashev.

It is worth noting that Radev has consistently pro-Russian views. Immediately after his victory in the elections in 2016, he announced that he would work on the EU's waiver of sanctions against Russia and subsequently made relevant statements..

Prior to that, he stated that Crimea is Ukrainian de jure, but Russian de facto, and that Russia is not an enemy of Bulgaria..