The cabinet of the pro-Western Kiril Petkov, the leader of the Continue Changes party, lasted only seven and a half months.. The coalition he hastily created was destroyed by the populist platform "

The short reign of Petkov and his associates demonstrated their solidarity with the EU position in international politics, including the war in Ukraine, as well as intolerance to corruption.

Nevertheless, the National Assembly of Bulgaria announced a vote of no confidence in the Petkov government, followed by the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet.. One of the reasons was Bulgaria's refusal to pay for Russian gas in rubles and, as a result, the cessation of its supplies..

The technical government appointed by President Rumen Radev revived the supply of Russian energy resources paid in rubles.

New Prime Minister Gylyb Donev made a grim statement about " According to him, there is only one way out of the energy crisis in Bulgaria - the resumption of negotiations with Gazprom in order to "

At the same time, Petkov’s agreements in Washington on the supply of liquefied natural gas from the United States were declared dubious and insufficient.. In addition, the technical cabinet is trying to push back the commissioning of a gas interconnector with Greece under the pretext of certification difficulties.. This node was to become an important element of the new infrastructure, weakening the energy dependence of Bulgaria on Russia.

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Forcing the atmosphere around the gas sector looks so ill-founded that it caused anti-government protests already three days after the start of the new cabinet.

Another declared area of \u200b\u200bpriority for the technical government is the alleged plight of the Bulgarian army.. Here, the foreign policy background is clearly visible: such an argument should seem like a legitimate reason for Sophia's non-participation in helping Kyiv.

Is a pro-Putin revenge possible in Bulgaria will be shown by early parliamentary elections on October 2.