Why Is Bulgaria Threatening to Veto EU's Russia Sanctions?
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Why is Bulgaria threatening to veto EU's Russia sanctions?
When the EU moved to include Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, and former Lukoil president Vagit Alekperov in its latest package of sanctions against Russia, only one member state objected: Bulgaria. During his first European Council meeting as Bulgarian prime minister on June 18, Rumen Radev said his country would veto the package, which includes 34 individuals and 47 entities, unless both Russians were removed from the…
The Bulgarian Parliament is increasingly divided with regard to the most recent EU sanctions package against Russia, after it became clear that among those targeted there is also the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. The debate quickly went beyond the religious sphere, becoming a subject of foreign policy and geopolitical alignment.
The Bulgarian Parliament is increasingly divided on the latest EU sanctions package against Russia. The proposed new measures could also target the Russian Patriarch Kirill, and the debate on this has gone beyond the religious sphere and has reached issues of national interest and geopolitical alignment. According to Novinite, the GERB opposition party criticized the government's approach, arguing that the issue is presented erroneously and that…
The opposition in Bulgaria is concerned that the new government led by Rumen Radev is heading for Russia, after Sofia has opposed European sanctions against the Kremlin.
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