“Our approach is philosophical. We understand that Bulgaria is a small country and it has to develop. The EU provides funds and helps. But I don’t think that’s a reason to sacrifice relations with Russia,” Russian Ambassador to Sofia Eleonora Mitrofanova stated on bTV on May 9.
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Russian Sukhoi Su-25 assault aircrafts release smoke in the colors of the Russian flag while flying over the Kremlin and Red Square in downtown Moscow on May 7, 2021, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade.
