Atanas Rusev

[Center for the Study of Democracy @CSDBuildBridges]

NEW REPORT🚨Тhe EU has imported 5.16 million tons of oil products from three Turkish ports since the EU/G7 ban took effect
New investigation suggests that a proportion of these refined products are likely Russian in origin
with @CREACleanAir

[CSD Security Program @CSD_Security]

👥 Russia's Ukraine war sparked Europe's biggest #refugeecrisis since WWII. Smuggling networks exploited it, leading to a surge in illegal migration on the Western #Balkanroute. CSD & @GI_TOC assessed factors behind this shift and its future implications👉
https://t.co/AnGn18dogI

[Atanas Rusev @Rusev_A77]

I'm attending this event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 https://t.co/rJr55AmiVC #GITOCTalks

[Center for the Study of Democracy @CSDBuildBridges]

Human trafficking remains a challenge in 🇧🇬.To combat this LEAs need more resources & political will. Targeting high-risk areas & investigating recruiters at the source is the key. Read the article in @DeutscheWelle magazine by CSD's @Rusev_A77 & @BezlovT👉https://t.co/TXJvlT76G4

[Center for the Study of Democracy @CSDBuildBridges]

3/5 FT's @MilesMJohnson, @cynthiao and @jsphctrl missed the "Bulgarian connection" not recalling that while head of @vtb_capital, Bostandzhiev was involved in controversial deals (privatisation of Bulgartabac, purchase of BTC, expansion of now insolvent Corporate Commercial Bank)

[Center for the Study of Democracy @CSDBuildBridges]

In 2019, polls in #Bulgaria showed 62% approval for #Putin, second only to #Russia. Yesterday's polls show a staggering drop in support to little over 30%. Despite its hard efforts, #Kremlin's #propaganda machine is failing to uphold its influence in the former socialist country.