Bulgaria will not take part in new European Union financial aid packages for Ukraine, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. Speaking to reporters in the small town of Tvarditsa, Radev rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request for an additional €70 billion. His announcement places Sofia outside the proposed new round of EU-backed assistance. Radev's opposition suggests Bulgaria wants to limit its role in the latest funding effort rather than expand its financial commitments. The statement does not detail what support Bulgaria will continue to provide under existing arrangements. It also leaves open how other EU governments will divide the cost of the proposed aid.