Bulgaria Far Right Party Signs Accord With Putin's United Russia
Bulgaria's largest far-right party has signed a cooperation agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, deepening anti-establishment ties with Moscow in the European Union's most pro-Russian nation.
The leaders of Revival have for years echoed Kremlin talking points on geopolitics, while dismissing charges that they're pro-Moscow. They have called for Bulgaria to renegotiate its membership of the European Union and to leave the NATO military alliance, while opposing the bloc's support to Ukraine, with one Revival leader pressing territorial claims on the country in January.
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