Bulgarians vote for president in shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine
The two leading candidates condemn recent deadly Black Sea drone strikes, but differ on the Ukraine war more broadly.
Al Jazeera English reports that the two leading candidates condemn recent deadly Black Sea drone strikes, but differ on the Ukraine war more broadly.
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