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19/03/2014
Zeinab Badawi talks to Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev. As Bulgaria depends on Russia for 85 per cent of its gas needs, can it, and the EU afford to get tough with Moscow?
There has been widespread condemnation of Russian president Vladimir Putin's decision to absorb Crimea after its referendum to break away from Ukraine. But Moscow says that any further sanctions imposed against it by the EU over Crimea, will affect Europe as much as itself. HARDtalk speaks to Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev. Bulgaria is the EU's poorest country and depends on Russia for 85 per cent of its gas needs. Can Bulgaria, and the EU as a whole, afford to get tough with Moscow?
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