Bulgaria as Moscow's Trojan horse?

Given the current Estonian-Russian row over the memorial to Soviet soldiers, Jewgeniy Daynow scrutinizes the relationship between Russia and Bulgaria: "In the last few days, western institutions and media have started talking about the greatest threat to Europe: the Kremlin's clear intention to re-establish its position not only in the former Soviet Republics but also on the 'soft' periphery. Where do we stand? To the Kremlin, we look pretty soft. Moscow is counting on being able to secure its influence over us with relative ease... There is a new monopoly contract with Gasprom, which is involved in the [Bulgarian] atomic power plant; a gas pipeline through southern Bulgaria is in the works; and now there's an exchange of confidential data with the Russian secret service. It's becoming harder to dispel the suspicion that Bulgaria is dancing to the Kremlin's tune. Bulgaria is Russia's future Trojan horse in western society."

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