Bulgaria’s Pro-Russian Leader Threatens to Block EU Sanctions on Russia
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European Union leaders have agreed to renew sanctions against Russia for a full year for the first time. But Bulgaria’s president, Rumen Radev, has vowed to veto the next round.
Radev wants to remove a Russian oil company that operates Bulgaria’s only oil refinery from the sanctions list. He also objects to penalties against a Russian Orthodox bishop.
The move threatens to disrupt the EU’s unified stance against Russia.