„The option to give missiles to Ukraine no longer exists. Donald Trump has bet his entire political life on this attack on Iran. This is a huge bet“, sociologist Andrey Raichev commented to bTV.
According to him, Israel is betting on something even bigger – its existence.
„Victory in this war is infinitely important for them, because everything else becomes a detail. What will happen with the Ukrainian war, we simply cannot calculate, but certainly nothing good for the Ukrainians. And Europe still couldn't react," he added.
Against this backdrop, Bulgaria is entering an election campaign, and the agenda is torn between the international crisis, the tremors in the institutions and the expectations for change.
Raichev warned that Bulgaria must maintain consistency and not allow domestic political demonstrations to replace real diplomacy. According to him, such initiatives can produce more noise than solutions and put the country in an awkward position.
Georgi Harizanov emphasized that Bulgaria is part of the EU and NATO and the realistic line is clear:
„Our adequate behavior in these collective alliances is the only option. The other would be some kind of national enthusiasm, which can only make things worse“, he said.
According to Harizanov, a key risk is the lack of a unified European position, which becomes increasingly visible with each new major crisis. In this context, Bulgaria should adhere to the common decisions of the unions, instead of improvising.
Veselin Stoynev emphasized the domestic political context and the danger of the crisis being used for populism: “In such an order, we can be a collateral victim of a conflict, without being guilty. It is important for the country to stop petty politicking“, he said, and described some of the initiatives in parliament as “comic“.
Stoynev emphasized that the point of the security councils is not in noisy declarations, but in building a political consensus in a time of risk.