Bulgaria: GERB Supports US Planes at Bezmer, Questions Radev Over Visa Promise

Opposition party GERB said it would support the deployment of US tanker aircraft at Bulgaria’s Bezmer Air Base but criticized Prime Minister Rumen Radev over what the party described as contradictory messages regarding the presence of American military aircraft in the country. Speaking at a party briefing, MP Georg Georgiev said GERB’s position was clear, but questioned whether the parliamentary majority would back the government’s proposal. Prime Minister Radev announced that the United States had requested the deployment of eight tanker planes at the airbase near Yambol for operations in the Middle East, with the government planning to seek approval from parliament. ...