PM dismisses reports about training of Russian military personnel in Bulgaria

At a student awards ceremony in Sofia, Prime Minister Rumen Radev declined to comment on media reports claiming that Russian military personnel had been trained near Gabrovo, which he dismissed as speculations, BTA reports. Citing British media, the opposition "Democratic Bulgaria" party called for a parliamentary hearing with intelligence agency chiefs regarding allegations that a private company had trained Russian military personnel in the country. Dimitar Drumchev, director of "Alfa-Metal," told media that the company trains Ukrainians who speak Russian.

Condemning the burial of Ratko Mladić with military honors is a pan-European position, Radev told journalists in response to a question from BGNES. The Prime Minister also rejected opposition claims regarding political interference by the ruling authorities in the operations of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Radev pointed out that any new BNT management team has the right to reorganize the public broadcaster's programming.

Opposition asks whether Russian military personnel were trained in Bulgaria

Editor: Ivo Ivanov