Bulgaria Opposes EU Sanctions on Patriarch Kirill as Bloc Weighs Latest Russia Package
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
Bulgaria Opposes EU Sanctions on Patriarch Kirill as Bloc Weighs Latest Russia Package
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
Summary
Bulgaria’s new government said it will oppose including Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill in the EU’s latest sanctions package against Moscow.
Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said targeting Kirill would be “counterproductive” because it could help fuel anti-European propaganda.
Kirill is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, making his proposed designation politically sensitive as the EU prepares another round of Russia measures.