European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen, visiting Bulgaria on August 31 as part of a tour of seven frontline states, praised the contribution of the country and its defence industry in support for Ukraine.
Announcing Von der Leyen’s tour earlier this week, the EC billed her visits to Latvia, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania as underscoring the EU’s support for member states sharing borders with Russia or Belarus.
Von der Leyen, who visited Bulgaria’s VMZ Sopot arms plant with Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyakov and GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov as well as other officials, said: “Here, you are producing large quantities of ammunition.
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