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Bulgaria's veto and Klitschko's warning on Ukraine
Summary
A retrospective on 5 December 2023 and the two political developments reported in the preceding days, one in Sofia and one in Kyiv.
What was the political picture around Ukraine on 5 December 2023? Two developments from the preceding days set the tone, one over foreign military support and one over domestic politics.
On 4 December 2023, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev vetoed a proposed agreement to provide Ukraine with armoured vehicles. The veto returned the agreement to parliament.
A day earlier, on 3 December 2023, the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, gave an interview to Der Spiegel. He said Ukraine was heading toward authoritarianism. He also said the President's Office viewed mayors as an impediment to consolidating power.
The two items concerned different matters: one was foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the other human rights and political power inside the country. Both were part of the reporting on Ukraine at the start of that week.
