Horrifying report: War could spread beyond Ukraine

The 61-page “Annual Activity Report 2022” of the Bulgarian Agency for National State Security (DANS) has been published. In the analysis carried out in the security section of the report, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 significantly damages the existing security architecture in Europe, intensifies competition between geopolitical players and creates risks for energy, the economy and insecurity. world food”. expression was used.

In this context, DANS noted that the war in Ukraine in 2022 and the potential for further instability in the Western Balkans will have the most significant impact on Bulgaria’s national security, stating in its report that the negative effects of the cyclical escalation of the tension in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa continue.

“MILITARY ACTIONS MAY INCREASE”

In the report, the following statements were included in the analysis section on Russia’s war against Ukraine:

“While military actions retain their potential to escalate and spread beyond Ukrainian territory, the possibility of using weapons of mass destruction cannot be completely ruled out. The processes are changing the routes of the key energy and transport corridors, which translates into a marked migratory influx to Europe”.

Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov said in his assessment of the report that the Defense Ministry did not believe that the war in Ukraine could go beyond the borders of this country. (AA)