President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Bulgaria will join the PURL program Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List for purchases of American weapons by European countries for the needs of Ukraine.
The president announced this during a press conference with Acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria Andrey Gyurov.
“I am grateful for the positive signal that Bulgaria is joining the PURL program. And here, first of all, the signal itself is important. Secondly, this is an opportunity for us to strengthen our air defense strategy before the next heating season,” Zelenskyy noted.
Andrey Gyurov confirmed that Bulgaria will contribute to the PURL program.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Bulgarian Acting Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov signed a bilateral security agreement.
“Today we signed a security agreement between our countries. The main points that I would like to draw attention to are the continuation of military support from Bulgaria for Ukraine, this is the joint production on the territory of our countries of various weapons, including drones. Bulgaria will use the SAFE program for such co-production,” Zelensky said after signing the agreement.
The agreement also provides for:
- Bulgaria's accession to the PURL program to support air defense for Ukraine.
- Support for Ukraine's accession to the EU.