Rosen Plevneliev: "The game of Mr Putin is to make other countries dependent" The president of Bulgaria has told the BBC that Russia is trying to divide and weaken Europe. Rosen Plevneliev warned of Russian influence in his country and across the continent and said Europe needed to take a stronger line. Elections to pick a new president take place in the country on Sunday, with a run-off a week la
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