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Bulgaria's pro-Russians seek place after Radev win
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Bulgaria, a country with historic ties to Moscow, has a complex relationship with the EU. Bulgaria's president, Rumen Radev, won an election with backing from traditional pro-Russian voters, but faced jeers from a pro-Russian gathering while laying flowers at a Sofia monument. Some media and analysts depict Radev as pro-Russian, while others see him as a pragmatist who capitalised on voters' attachment to Russia. Bulgaria has been a member of NATO since 2004 and the European Union since 2007, but maintains strong ties with Moscow.