Meeting of the Coalition of the Willing - Paris

Meeting of the Coalition of the Willing - Paris

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov arriving for the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris, at the Elysee Palace on January 6, 2026. The summit of the group of Ukraine supporters dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing" is the latest of several meetings planned for the new year as diplomatic efforts to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II have gained pace in recent weeks. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

LKS 20251216 Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov attends a press conferance after the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 16, 2025. The one-day summit focuses on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EUs eastern border. - HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

LKS 20251216 Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov (L), Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Romanian President Nicusor Dan, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal attend a press conferance after the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 16, 2025. The one-day summit focuses on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EUs eastern border. - HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

LKS 20251216 Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov (L), Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Romanian President Nicusor Dan, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal attend a press conferance after the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 16, 2025. The one-day summit focuses on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EUs eastern border. - HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

LKS 20251216 From left, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal (behind President Nauseda), Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Romanian President Nicusor Dan and Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina posing for a family photo at the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 16, 2025. The one-day summit focuses on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EUs eastern border. - HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

LKS 20251216 Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov arriving to the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 16, 2025. The one-day summit focuses on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EUs eastern border. - HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

LKS 20251216 From left, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina and Romanian President Nicusor Dan posing for a family photo at the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 16, 2025. The one-day summit focuses on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EUs eastern border. - HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

LKS 20251216 From left, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Romanian President Nicusor Dan and Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina posing for a family photo at the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 16, 2025. The one-day summit focuses on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EUs eastern border. - HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

EU leaders' Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki

LKS 20251216 Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov arriving to the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 16, 2025. The one-day summit focuses on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EUs eastern border. - HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

NATO Summit Dinner at Huis ten Bosch Palace - The Hague

NATO Summit Dinner at Huis ten Bosch Palace - The Hague

King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima during the reception and dinner with participating heads of state and government at Huis ten Bosch Palace. Prime Minister Schoof is present at the dinner. The King gives a speech. Arrival of the participating heads of state and government - Rosen Zhelyazkov Prime Minister of Bulgaria . The Hague, Netherlands on June 24, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Meets Bulgarian PM Rosen Zhelyazkov - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Meets Bulgarian PM Rosen Zhelyazkov - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV and Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov during a private audience at the Vatican in Rome, Italy on May 23, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Private Audience - Pope Leo XIV and Bulgarian Prime Minister Zhelyazkov

Private Audience - Pope Leo XIV and Bulgarian Prime Minister Zhelyazkov

Pope Leo XIV and Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov during a private audience at the Vatican. Italy, Rome, Vatican, on May 23, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the Vatican, on May 24, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the Vatican, on May 24, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the Vatican, on May 24, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the Vatican, on May 24, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the Vatican, on May 24, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the Vatican, on May 24, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the Vatican, on May 24, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis In Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the Vatican, on May 24, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM