NATO Ally Suddenly Blocks Weapons for Ukraine

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the transfer of 100 decommissioned armored vehicles from Sofia to Ukraine on Monday just weeks after Bulgaria's parliament approved the agreement.

According to Bulgarian broadcaster NOVA, Radev sent the agreement back to parliament for a new discussion, stating that the representatives who signed off on the deal were not "familiar" enough with the issue. The Bulgarian National Assembly ratified the agreement between its country's Interior Ministry and Ukraine's Ministry of Defense on November 22, and Sofia officials said that the transport vehicles were no longer needed by Sofia's military.

NATO members including Bulgaria have been steadfast in their support for Ukraine's fight against Russia's aggression. But as tensions rise between Russia and members of the military alliance, some European countries have begun taking steps to secure their own borders in case the fighting spreads beyond Ukraine.