site.btaPresident Radev: Trump's Return to White House Raises Hopes for End to War

Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev said that any further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict would be "playing with fire", adding that Donald "Trump's return to the White House raises hopes for an end to the war". Radev’s comments came in response to reports of US President Joe Biden approving Ukraine’s use of American missiles to strike targets inside Russia intended to limit Moscow's ability to launch attacks and supply its troops on the front line.

"Bulgaria has a vested interest in establishing peace. We are immediate neighbours to this conflict," Radev said, reiterating his stance that Europe needs security.

"It is time to end the political poker where the stakes and the costs are the lives of thousands of people every day," the head of State added.