BRUSSELS — Bulgaria has asked the European Union for help to fight off interference from Russia ahead of its election later this month, according to correspondence reviewed by POLITICO.
In a rare move for an EU country, Bulgarian officials last week asked the bloc's diplomatic service to help spot — and ultimately stop — campaigns by foreign actors to manipulate public opinion through social media networks and propaganda websites, using a European approach designed in response to Russian and Chinese threats.
The Bulgarian request is part of the government's attempt to combat foreign interference. Sofia's foreign ministry last week set up a temporary unit to coordinate its response to foreign interference, and tapped investigative journalist Christo Grozev, known for his previous work at online investigations group Bellingcat, to advise the unit.
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Built4dominanceApr 2, 2026
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If the EU is smart they'll do this ASAP.
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noligarchy-usApr 2, 2026
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Can they help us fend off malarkey during the Midterm elections?
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Thick-Hour4054Apr 2, 2026
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This is EU centric, the US has no process for such a thing and the US would have to actually ask for it, which they won't since Trump's admin is the One doing the cheating.
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noligarchy-usApr 2, 2026
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Thanks for replying. Sad state of affairs this timeline is. argh
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Thick-Hour4054Apr 2, 2026
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Yeah this is honestly a good thing for the US overall because it's going to show us exactly where our weak points are and our democracy and hopefully we will be able to close those loopholes and such but we will have to see and hope for the best
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Haunting-Building237Apr 2, 2026
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And how are we gonna do that? We're gonna observe extra hard, and when the russians rig it, we're gonna write an extra stern letter
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