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Bulgaria Supports Putin-Trump Meeting Amid Ukraine Tensions

10/21/2025

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Georg Georgiev, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister, said Bulgaria will not obstruct the Budapest meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
The meeting aims to address the Ukraine conflict, following an agreement reached during a recent phone call between Putin and Trump.
Bulgaria and Hungary both border Serbia, which maintains friendly relations with Russia.
Hungary distanced itself from EU sanctions against Moscow and left the International Criminal Court after a warrant for Putin.

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Georg Georgiev, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister, said Bulgaria will not obstruct the Budapest meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
The meeting aims to address the Ukraine conflict, following an agreement reached during a recent phone call between Putin and Trump.
Bulgaria and Hungary both border Serbia, which maintains friendly relations with Russia.
Hungary distanced itself from EU sanctions against Moscow and left the International Criminal Court after a warrant for Putin.