Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov rejected the idea that condemning Russia ’s aggressive war amounts to Russophobia. He emphasized the need to differentiate between the Russian people and the political leadership that once governed the country. Zapryanov made these remarks in response to a question from a BGNES reporter regarding his inclusion on a Russian blacklist. “ This is Moscow’s matter; I don’t know what this list represents ,” he said. “ If upholding international law,