(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JUL 14 - Bulgaria's place is not in a coalition that demands financial and military aid for Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists. He is in Paris at Emmanuel Macron's invitation to attend the July 14 military parade. "I personally received an invitation from President Macron to join the Coalition of the Willing, but I believe Bulgaria's place is not there because it is a coalition that insists on continued financial and military support for Ukraine," Radev explained. In his opinion, Bulgaria is not offering such assistance because "the solution to this conflict lies not in its continuation by military means, but in a strong diplomatic initiative that ends the escalation as soon as possible." (ANSA).