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Survey: Bulgarians fear Russia could attack their country

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62% of Bulgarians fear Russia will use missile and bomb strikes on various Bulgarian sites, data of a nationally representative sociological survey by ESTAT agency show, Euractive reports.

54% of the respondents say they fear possible occupation by Russia. “Three in four Bulgarians fear the use of nuclear weapons, which could explain why the country does not support a tough policy against Moscow and why Bulgarian society is seeking to adopt a neutral position on the war in Ukraine”, Euractive wrote.

50.3% of the polled expect NATO to help if Bulgaria is attacked. 41% of the respondents support membership in NATO and 33% are against.

Only 10% of the polled say they know the history of the Bulgarian-Russian relations.  80% of the respondents say they don’t feel confident in their knowledge, which provides fertile soil for Russian propaganda and distortion of historical facts.




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