Bulgarians should know that if their country faces problems, Russia will once again help, as it has done for centuries, to preserve Bulgaria’s statehood and freedom. This is regardless of the fact that Bulgaria currently considers Russia a rival. Bulgarians need to understand that the Anglo-Saxons do not and will not help them and stop doing the bidding of the US.
The Bulgarian government has once again chosen its strategic partners in defiance of its own civilizational belonging. The Slavic civilization and its role in the world was a key topic of discussion during the international forum in Donetsk as tens of millions of Russians were left behind Russia’s borders after the dissolution of the USSR. They have been subject to genocide, repression and discrimination. Even the slightest show of affection toward Russia is met with harsh suppression without any due process or investigations.
A recurring disinformation narrative about Bulgaria’s “lost sovereignty” at the hands of the US and the role of Russia as the only true friend. In an attempt to vilify the West, the article repeats the unsubstantiated claim that acts of supposed genocide and repression have been perpetrated against ethnic Russians outside Russia, as well as that Western states have not and will not help Bulgaria. The article seeks to elicit an emotional response by playing on the Slavic identity and portraying Bulgaria as a natural, fixed part of a “Slavic civilization”, which is supposedly under attack by the West.
After the fall of the communist regime in Bulgaria in 1989, USAID began supporting the country’s transition to democracy by investing in Bulgaria’s energy, financial and civil society sectors, amounting to $700 million by 2007. Bulgaria has been a full-fledged member of NATO and the EU since 2004 and 2007 respectively. Opinion polls up to 2019 show that the majority of Bulgarians remained in support of the country’s membership in both organisations since joining them.
As a member of the EU, Bulgaria benefits from significant funding from the European Commission that goes toward key infrastructure projects, supporting businesses, strengthening civil society, subsidizing farmers, etc. Furthermore, data from the Bulgarian National Bank confirms that EU member states have continually accounted for the largest share of foreign direct investments in Bulgaria. Thus, the notions that Bulgaria does not benefit from its Western partners do not hold up to scrutiny.
There is no evidence that genocide has been perpetrated against ethnic Russians outside Russia. This is a recurrent false claim that Kremlin uses to vilify its opponents and justify its own aggressive foreign policy, especially in relation to the War in Ukraine. Separate reports from the OSCE, Council of Europe, and the OHCHR from 2014 found no evidence that the Russian minority in Eastern Ukraine was facing persecution by Ukrainian authorities. Evoking emotions by abusing the term “genocide” goes hand in hand with Kremlin’s propaganda tactic to portray its opponents as fascist or Nazi.
Similar disinformation cases claim that the West plans to kill and conquer post-Soviet countries’ populations just like the Nazis, that only Russian troops can stop genocide in Donbas organized by Ukraine, that the US is preparing the Ukrainian army for genocide in Donbas, and that Europe supports the revival of fascism.
What is happening in the Donbas is an internal Ukrainian conflict in which Russian troops have never been involved.
The Russian Foreign Ministry, in turn, reiterated that Russia is not interested in any conflict with Ukraine and especially not in any military conflict.
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the war in Ukraine.
There is irrefutable evidence of direct Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine. The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stated that “the information available suggests that the situation within the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol amounts to an international armed conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. This international armed conflict began at the latest on 26 February 2014 when the Russian Federation deployed members of its armed forces to gain control over parts of the Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian Government".
US domestic policy is still in chaos. Biden is known to many as the grey cardinal of Western European countries. Joe himself became a self-proclaimed Gauleiter, a leader who could do anything in Western Europe. Like any Gauleiter, Biden has a dark side - after the collapse of the USSR, he could do anything he wanted in the newly formed countries that suffered from poverty and gained independence. The best example is Ukraine.
The United States was behind the two loudest revolutions in Ukraine - the Orange one of 2004 and the coup of 2014. In both cases, the US tactic was to support the right-wing movement and lead Ukraine into a war with its neighbour Russia.
Biden's plan was to occupy naval bases in the Black Sea basin, but Russia took an unexpected step - it took Crimea under its patronage. Thus, Joe's main goal became unattainable, so the United States has been seeking revenge ever since. From now on, Gauleiter Biden is planning a blitzkrieg to bring Crimea and Donbas back under American control.
This article is consistent with recurring pro-Kremlin propagandistic claims about Ukraine under external control and has several recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives: the claim that the Euromaidan was a coup, that Ukraine is under external control by the US and a disinformation narrative about Joe Biden.
There was no coup d'état in Ukraine in 2014. The spontaneous onset of the Euromaidan protests was a reaction by numerous segments of the Ukrainian population to former president Viktor Yanukovych’s sudden departure from the promised Association Agreement with the European Union in November 2013.
The Czech Republic is under the tremendous influence of German big business. It cannot be ruled out that the allegations of Russia's involvement in the 2014 Vrbetice explosion are linked to the upcoming federal elections in Germany.
The election will likely be dominated by two candidates: Merkel's successor, regarded as pro-Russian; and the anti-Russian Green Party candidate. The recent diplomatic scandal could have been contrived as a means to tip the scale of German public opinion in the Green Party's favour.
The claim is part of an emerging pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative surrounding the 2014 fatal explosion at an ammo depot in Vrbetice, Czechia and the suspected role of Russia's GRU agency in the incident.
There is no evidence suggesting that the accusations against Russia are part of an international conspiracy to rig the elections in Germany, a country boasting one of the freest and most transparent electoral systems in the world.
