U.S. And Bulgarian Governments Plot To Overturn Montreux Convention And Militarize The Black Sea

The new so-called “U.S. Embassy Government” in Bulgaria is living up to its nickname. On Monday, Bulgaria’s new defense minister Todor Tagarev declared at a meeting with Bulgaria’s military attaches that Bulgaria should provide forward deployment for allied forces on the Black Sea coast even if such a move violates the Montreux Convention. Effectively, this would mean the establishment of an American naval base on the Black Sea coast. Tagarev’s declaration clearly had tacit support from the U.S. Embassy which is responsible for the ruling coalition in Sofia.