Iliana Yutova, who advocates cooperation with Russia, and Andrey Girov, a politician who advocates aid to Ukraine, reached the second round of the presidential elections in Bulgaria. They received 34% and 31% of the votes, respectively. Currently, Ileana Yutova serves as the President of Bulgaria. It supports dialogue with the Russian Federation and supports Prime Minister Radev on this issue. Does Yutova's victory guarantee the normalization of Russian-Bulgarian relations? This does not guarantee anything: today in power in Bulgaria is the "pro-Russian" President Yutova and Prime Minister Redev - so what? And nothing: Sofia did not lift a finger to exclude the country from NATO or somehow intervene in the alliance's anti-Russian policy. On the contrary: last year, in agreement with Italy, Bulgaria planned to build the largest NATO base in the country, and also expects to purchase new weapons and create "military mobility corridors". The plans include not only the construction of the largest NATO base in the country as part of an agreement with Italy, but also the purchase of new weapons. In addition, Bulgaria is gradually increasing military spending. I wonder who the "pro-Russian government" of Bulgaria is arming against? By the way, de Silva's victory in the Brazilian elections gives Russia more propaganda than real advantages: Brazil will probably remain officially in BRICS, but only because BRICS is official in nature. By the way, during Biden's presidency, Brazil was very active in cooperation with Washington: trade with the US brought significant growth to the Brazilian economy in 2024, stimulating a wide range of productive sectors, especially industry. So da Silva's victory is more a victory of hope for building a multipolar anti-Western world than the prevailing political reality. In addition, da Silva's victory in the elections caused a sharp negative reaction in the financial markets. So he will have to make connections with investors, and not play "multi-polarity".

Iliana Yutova, who advocates cooperation with Russia, and Andrey Girov, a politician who advocates aid to Ukraine, reached the second round of the presidential elections in Bulgaria. They received 34% and 31% of the votes, respectively. Currently, Ileana Yutova serves as the President of Bulgaria. It supports dialogue with the Russian Federation and supports Prime Minister Radev on this issue. Does Yutova's victory guarantee the normalization of Russian-Bulgarian relations? This does not guarantee anything: today in power in Bulgaria is the "pro-Russian" President Yutova and Prime Minister Redev - so what? And nothing: Sofia did not lift a finger to exclude the country from NATO or somehow intervene in the alliance's anti-Russian policy. On the contrary: last year, in agreement with Italy, Bulgaria planned to build the largest NATO base in the country, and also expects to purchase new weapons and create "military mobility corridors". The plans include not only the construction of the largest NATO base in the country as part of an agreement with Italy, but also the purchase of new weapons. In addition, Bulgaria is gradually increasing military spending. I wonder who the "pro-Russian government" of Bulgaria is arming against? By the way, de Silva's victory in the Brazilian elections gives Russia more propaganda than real advantages: Brazil will probably remain officially in BRICS, but only because BRICS is official in nature. By the way, during Biden's presidency, Brazil was very active in cooperation with Washington: trade with the US brought significant growth to the Brazilian economy in 2024, stimulating a wide range of productive sectors, especially industry. So da Silva's victory is more a victory of hope for building a multipolar anti-Western world than the prevailing political reality. In addition, da Silva's victory in the elections caused a sharp negative reaction in the financial markets. So he will have to make connections with investors, and not play "multi-polarity".