Radev is a clown but he was the only half-decent candidate at the time. That's one of the tamer things he said. The other day during Zelenskiy's visit he straight up told him in his face, that this war won't end with sending more weapons so we shouldn't send our rusty good for nothing junk to Ukraine in case we need to defend our country.

You know, seeing someone being beaten up and not helping them so it's over sooner. He was propped up by the pro-russian party and remains pro-russian regardless of what he says.

Also Zelenskiy(perephrasing): These weapons will be useless if Russia comes at your doorstep. This isn't to say that your army is weak but you can't defend from a country of 150 million by yourselves.

On the other hand I believe this is a PR move. The role of the President is mainly ceremonial, even though he can veto laws he doesn't like. People here still believe Russia is our saviour and liberator. That we would speak Turkish on the streets and be Muslim if it wasn't for them. In fact I can't say what I just wrote in public or I might get into a heated argument or beaten up.

Bulgaria has been supporting Ukraine under the table long before the first weapons were officially sent. Arsenal (our biggest weapons manufacturer) worked in full force since the start of the invasion and the government at the time sent weapons without telling the public in a typical Bulgarian fashion.