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Fighter pilot Rumen Radev looks to break Bulgaria’s political deadlock
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">Radev is vowing to combat the country’s oligarchs and mafia, but his Kremlin-aligned positions on Ukraine have sparked concern. </p>
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