Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has accused government officials and commentators of spreading " brazen lies " about the controversial gas contract with Turkey’s state-owned company Botas. Speaking during a visit to the 24th Air Base in Krumovo, Radev stated that despite repeated claims the deal is not being used, significant volumes of gas are being imported through it this year. He dismissed assertions that only capacity fees are being paid as completely false and questioned who benefits from