A longtime host for Bulgarian National Radio on December 16 accused the national broadcaster of preventing the airing of a previously recorded interview with the Russian ambassador to that country amid escalating tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the dismantling of a towering Red Army monument in Sofia. In a Facebook post, Petar Volgin, who has been accused of spreading disinformation and pro-Kremlin talking points on his Politically Incorrect program, appeared to suggest a link between the ban and a former oligarch-turned-lawmaker Delyan Peevski's purported objection to Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova's inclusion. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service, click here.
Bulgarian Host Laments National Radio's Purported Ban On Interview With Russian Envoy
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