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Bulgaria doesn’t send weapons to Ukraine but arms industry flourishes By Antonia Kotseva and Krassen Nikolov | EURACTIV.bg Oct 31, 2022 While Bulgaria and Hungary are the only NATO and EU countries that officially refuse to send military aid to Ukraine, Bulgaria was revealed to be one of the biggest indirect suppliers to the war-torn country, selling a record amount of weapons since the start of the war. Experts estimate that Bulgaria has so far supplied at least €1 billion of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine via brokers. The Bulgarian arms business has always profited well from conflicts in areas...

Romania moving closer to base access deal with U.S.By Russ Rizzo, Stars and Stripes European edition, Monday, July 25, 2005 Russ Rizzo / S&S Romanian President Traian Basescu shakes hands with Texas National Guard soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery out of New Braunfels, Texas, Sunday afternoon at the Babadag training area. Russ Rizzo / S&S Romanian President Traian Basescu, right with binoculars, watches a convoy ambush exercise alongside Maj. Gen. Charles Rodriguez, Adjutant General of Texas and head of that state's National Guard, Sunday afternoon. BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania — U.S. and Romanian officials are drawing closer...