Media: Ukrainian military intelligence chief paid official visit to Bulgaria.

Head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) Kyrylo Budanov led a Ukrainian official delegation to Bulgaria to discuss security issues, the Bulgarian BGNES News Agency reported[1] on Aug.

8. Ukrainian representatives met with Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev and head of the Bulgarian military intelligence General Venelin Venev, BGNES said, without specifying the date of the visit. The two parties reportedly discussed the matters of regional and international security, the possible development of the Russo-Ukrainian War, and other topics of mutual interest.

According to BGNES, Bulgarian officials also raised the topic of the Myrotvorets website, a Ukrainian site launched in 2014 by politician and activist Heorhiy Tuka listing "enemies of Ukraine" or those who committed crimes against Ukraine's security, together with their personal information. The news agency said that the issue of Myrotvorets was "clarified" during the talks. Bulgaria's most recent government began making strides in Kyiv's support despite the opposition from President Rumen Radev.

Bulgaria announced[2] its second military aid package for Ukraine on June 27 without specifying its content. Sofia already pledged additional[3] aid in the future, including 100 Soviet-era armored personnel carriers, and joined[4] the EU initiative to supply artillery ammunition to Ukraine.

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press.

He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

1. ^ reported (bgnes.bg)
2. ^ announced (kyivindependent.com)
3. ^ additional (kyivindependent.com)
4. ^ joined (kyivindependent.com)
5. ^ Doug Klain: How to open NATO's door for UkraineDespite more than two-thirds of NATO members supporting a path for Ukraine into the alliance, Ukraine got a flat no. The alliance's decision at the 2023 Vilnius summit was both unsurprising and a disappointment.

   Opposition primarily from Washington and Berlin dashed any hopes of a clear invite for U... (kyivindependent.com)