"The most important question: what the Alliance exists for is how to strengthen the defense capabilities of the member countries."
This opinion was expressed in an interview with BNR by Stefan Yanev, former Minister of Defense, former acting Prime Minister and former military attaché in Washington. He commented on the NATO summit, which is being held in the USA.
"There is a war going on right now and NATO is involved in this war, supporting one of the sides. This meeting will be used to confirm this commitment to the Ukrainian side," he said.
"Going to such a meeting and boasting that you are a loyal member is nonsense,", Yanev believes regarding the statements of acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev in Washington.
According to the former Minister of Defense, at such forums, each country must declare its interests, and demonstrating loyalty, "means that you are not sure of yourself", "it betrays our insecurity.
Yanev does not expect Ukraine to be invited to the alliance at the NATO summit.
"He won't get it. This automatically means that NATO enters this war. The member states I don't think are ready and want this to happen," he said, adding that this would be perceived as an escalation of the war.
Our political class is indebted to the Bulgarian Army, said Stefan Yanev. According to him, since they were not invested at the time, now billions must be invested at once.
The former acting prime minister and leader of the "Bulgarian Rise" party sees "spiritual destitution" in the communication between the political entities in our country.
"It is becoming increasingly clear that doing the same thing, we cannot get a different result. The political parties, their leaders are behaving like small children who have quarreled on the sandbox. We all suffer from this plot on the playground."
It is time to ask ourselves the question, is there anything political in this politics or is it a game of ego, a game of thrones, emphasized Yanev. According to him, "the parties are a little carried away to present themselves" before the delivery of the last, third mandate.
"They have become very toxic. The list is growing. New elections will likely produce even lower voter turnout. All this gives people motivation not to vote. Who is talking about meaningful policies, about meaningful decisions that affect our daily lives?"
Yanev is adamant that the parties should go to the people, because in the current situation nothing can be fixed with a magic wand.
The collapse of political representation must be cured, he concluded.