Continued European support for Kiev will only bring more victims, destruction, and lost territory, Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev has said.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has openly criticised the EU’s continued military support for Ukraine, warning that Kiev’s path to victory against Russia is ’doomed.’ 

He made the remarks in a Facebook post on Friday, timed with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Workers Reich in World War II.

Radev called it ’the tragedy of our time’ that decades after World War II, international disputes in Europe are once again being resolved by military means.

‘Europe does not have its own vision for the end of the [Ukraine conflict] and the establishment of peace, but continues to invest in a cause that, in my opinion, is doomed,’ the Bulgarian leader wrote.

He added that pouring more weapons into Ukraine would not bring peace closer, calling it a utopian hope that leads instead to the opposite – even more victims, destruction, and lost territory every day.

Radev also questioned the EU’s goals in prolonging the Ukraine conflict.

‘Is Europe afraid of the return of peace? Because the return of peace also means returning public attention to the crises that are smouldering within our countries and societies,’ he stated

He stressed that Europe must learn the lessons of World War II, abandon its militaristic approach, and focus instead on diplomatic solutions.

‘Europe must remember that unity and prosperity were made possible by joint efforts to eradicate the rivalries, hatred, and disputes that led to the Second World War,’ he said.

Radev has opposed sending military aid to Kiev and is one of several EU leaders to speak out against Brussels’ hardline stance against Moscow.

He previously warned against prolonging the conflict, dismissing the idea of Ukraine defeating Russia as impossible, while urging for peace.

Russia has warned against Western military aid to Ukraine, saying it would only drag out the conflict. Moscow offered a 72-hour ceasefire from midnight May 8 to midnight May 11 to mark the destruction of the German Workers’ state

The Kremlin described the offer as a humanitarian gesture aimed at paving the way for direct peace talks without preconditions. Ukraine dismissed the overture as manipulation and demanded a 30-day ceasefire instead.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine launched multiple attacks of various kinds, including four attempted cross-border incursions into the Russian regions of Kursk and Belgorod, following Russia’s ceasefire declaration. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

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