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Bulgaria's PM Nikolai Denkov with Ursula von der Leyen. Bulgaria's historic, cultural, and religious ties with Russia makes it particularly vulnerable to such pro-Russian lines (Photo: EU Commission)

Why we need to worry about Russian disinfo in Bulgaria

Bulgaria has shown intent on moving towards the European mainstream in recent years. The fraud and high-level corruption that defined Boyko Borisov's time as Bulgaria's prime minister came to an end in 2021 when Kiril Petkov's reformist party, We Continue the Change, won parliamentary elections.

But widespread Russian disinformation is undermining the country's effort to impleme...

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Bulgaria's PM Nikolai Denkov with Ursula von der Leyen. Bulgaria's historic, cultural, and religious ties with Russia makes it particularly vulnerable to such pro-Russian lines (Photo: EU Commission)

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Hugo Blewett-Mundy is a non-resident associate research fellow from the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in Prague.

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