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Bulgaria ends Ukraine aid as US floats NATO-for-Donbas idea

Bulgaria's prime minister said it is ending financial and military aid to Ukraine, while Zelenskyy said the US floated Ukraine joining NATO in exchange for leaving Donbas.

Confirmed

  • Bulgarian prime minister Rumen Radev says Bulgaria is ending financial and military aid to Ukraine
  • Zelenskyy says Washington floated Ukraine joining NATO in exchange for leaving eastern Donbas
  • IAEA said grid instability from military activity reduced output at some Ukrainian nuclear units this week

Not yet known

  • Whether Poland is also halting aid to Ukraine, as one report states
  • Whether the US actually offered NATO membership in exchange for leaving Donbas
  • Whether talks over Donbas will move forward

What we know

Market news accounts report Bulgaria's PM Rumen Radev said Bulgaria is ending aid to Ukraine, with Poland also reported as halting aid, which is unconfirmed beyond that report. Separately, Zelenskyy said the US floated NATO membership in exchange for withdrawal from Donbas.

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“BULGARIA IS ENDING FINANCIAL AND MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE”

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“U.S. HAS FLOATED THE IDEA OF UKRAINE JOINING NATO IN EXCHANGE FOR WITHDRAWING FROM ITS EASTERN DONBAS REGION”

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