19 minutes agoFormer Bulgarian delegation accused of spying, elected Moscow-backed group chief
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)The former Bulgarian delegation, accused of spying on Russia and sanctioned by Washington for corruption, has been elected chairman of the International Russophiles Movement (MDR). This group is supported by the Russian Foreign Ministry and claims to have members from 40 states. Nikolai Malinov, who is also the leader of Bulgaria's pro-Russia lobby group, which [...]
Nikolay Malinov, who is also the leader of the pro-Russia lobby group in Bulgaria, known as the National Movement Russofile, and racing for deputy in the upcoming months' parliamentary elections in Russia, was elected by unanimous vote as president of the MDR during the congress of this movement, held in Moscow on 14 March.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, deputy head of the Russian Parliament's Lower Chamber, Konstantin Kosachev, ideologist Alexandr Dugin and oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev attended the event.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Patriarch Kiril sent a message of congratulations to this convention.
