Bulgaria’s parliament voted to repair Ukraine’s heavy military equipment as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has requested.

In this way, Bulgaria has increased its role in the war in Ukraine, on Ukraine’s side, but without sending ammunition to the Ukrainian army – which would worsen internal divisions between pro-EU and the pro-Russian parties in Bulgaria’s coalition government.

The ruling coalition includes the pro-Russian Bulgarian Socialist Party as well as the pro-EU “We Continue the Change”, Democratic Bulgaria and “There’s Such a People” parties.