Rumen Radev
President of Bulgaria
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This is absolutely unacceptable — another attack in the immediate vicinity of Bulgarian territorial waters,
- Radev said in a televised addressThe Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/10…Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/europe…News24news24.com/world/eleven…Saudi Gazettesaudigazette.com.sa/article/66…
- Radev saidLe Mondelemonde.fr/en/international…XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20261013/66851…Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/europe…Hürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/two/ship…hurriyetdailynews.com/nato/to…The Manila Timesmanilatimes.net/2026/10…
- he said in a televised address, addingAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
- Meeting with his security chiefs on Tuesday, Bulgaria's prime minister saidBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
- Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said on TuesdayNewsweeknewsweek.com/nato/urged…
- Radev statedUkrainska Pravdapravda.com.ua/eng/news…
- Radev added in a televised addressInternational Business Timesibtimes.com/ship/was…
Bulgaria continues to seek support for an investigation into the attacks to determine the country of origin of the drones,
- Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said in a social media post on TuesdayCNNcnn.com/2026/10…
If we look at the nature of the cargo and the direction in which the ships were moving, then logically speaking, the result argues in favour of Russia,
- Prime Minister Rumen Radev saidThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…
It’s a flagrant violation of international law and maritime laws in general,
- he saidThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/10…Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/europe…
- Radev said after an emergency government meetingNBC Newsnbcnews.com/world/europe…The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/bulgari…
- After an emergency government meeting, Radev said... Radev said after an emergency government meetingGuardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…
- Radev saidAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
- He told reportersBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
- Radev told reportersFox Newsfoxnews.com/world/drone…
- Rumen Radev saidGuardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…
What is happening is seriously disrupting shipping in the Black Sea, driving up insurance costs even further and making shipping extremely difficult,
- Radev saidNBC Newsnbcnews.com/world/europe…The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/bulgari…
- Radev said after an emergency meeting on TuesdayAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
Two merchant vessels were attacked by sea and air drones. This has been formally confirmed by the crews, and both ships were hit,
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