Most- it is important to have a regular cabinet, but it is even more important that it implement a clear program. I am positive. When the rotation failed, a program was arrived at on which there was a high level of agreement. There is no reason why there should not be a majority in this parliament. This is what the former Minister of Defense Assoc. Velizar Shalamanov said in "Denyat ON AIR".
The commitment to defense, to foreign policy are very important issues that "would consolidate whether there will be a Euro-Atlantic outfit".
"BSP participated in the first cabinet with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. As behavior, we saw more words than concrete actions. I don't believe that with the current configuration of the parliament, the BSP and other forces have the resources to change Bulgaria's course, unless it is done by a governing majority", Prof. Shalamanov commented to Bulgaria ON AIR.
The G-7 decided - 50 billion dollars of the frozen Russian assets go to Ukraine.
"Three factors are key. One is the money, the other is general political support, and an increasingly broad one, which Ukraine is receiving. The third factor is Ukraine's capacity to manage this money in the interest of its goals. The positive thing is that along all three lines we see an increase in capacity, support and financial resources", he analyzed.
Washington is an important factor in the war in Ukraine, Assoc. Shalamanov stressed.
"There will also be elections in Washington this year, before that is the summit. It will be an important step. The decisions of the meeting will be important. The decisions of the Americans about the future president will also send a strong signal," predicted the former defense minister.
According to him, aid to Ukraine consolidates the West more than it leads to division. Regarding the meeting in Switzerland, the guest explained that it does not have a decision-making nature, but rather a meeting to consult a platform for use in the next steps to seek sustainable peace.
"The most important thing is to find a way to put the world back in order. It is important to include the countries of the Global South", the guest added.
According to Associate Professor Shalamanov, Russia will sit down at the negotiating table with Ukraine when it realizes that it cannot achieve its goals through threats and blackmail and the use of force, including nuclear weapons. He predicts a difficult debate in the European Parliament regarding Ukraine.