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HARDtalk: Rosen Plevneliev

President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev

19/03/2014 GMT

BBC World News - HARDtalk, Rosen Plevneliev

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevnelie.

HARDtalk speaks to the Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevnelie. After Vladimir Putin's decision to absorb Crimea, can Bulgaria, and the EU as a whole, afford to get tough with Moscow?

There's been widespread condemnation of Russia's 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 the Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevnelie. Bulgaria is the EU's poorest country and depends on Russia for 85% of its gas needs. Can Bulgaria, and the EU as a whole, afford to get tough with Moscow?

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