site.btaProtests for and against Provision of Military Aid for Ukraine Held at Sofia's Soviet Army Monument

Two groups of protestors - for and against Bulgaria providing military aid to Ukraine, gathered around the controversial Soviet Army Monument in central Sofia after Parliament voted earlier in the day in favour of providing assistance to Ukraine.

One group of protestors demands neutrality, while the other group calls for providing military aid to Kyiv. The two crowds are separated by police.

The people in favour of military aid for Ukraine are shouting "This is not Moscow!" and are waiving Bulgarian and Ukrainian flags. They're holding up signs that read "If we want peace in Ukraine, we must arm it", "Russian agents out of Parliament". The group in favour of neutrality are holding up Bulgarian and Russian flags and are shouting "Resignation!" and "Neutrality!".