Bulgaria and NATO are deciding how to respond to Russian provocations in the Black Sea

Bulgaria is negotiating with NATO on how to respond to Russia’s partial blockade of the Black Sea.

The discussions concern Russia’s partial blockade of Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. The Minister of Defense of Bulgaria, Todor Tagarev, said this “Evropeyska Pravda” reports  

Russia has declared part of Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea closed to shipping until the end of September. According to Tagharev, this is related to military exercises in the area, and added that Bulgaria considers these actions a provocation.

“Bulgaria is discussing a response to these provocations – both independently and with our NATO allies,” Tagarev commented.

Scenarios in the event of a Russian attack on civilian ships heading from Ukrainian ports through Bulgarian waters have not yet been developed.