Ukraine's intelligence chief outlines Putin's next targets: "Russia sees itself as an empire." Kyrylo Budanov cited the Warsaw Pact countries, including the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and ...

many of which date back to the Warsaw Pact era. The Defense Committee has already approved the defense budget for the year, which allocates 2.09% of Bulgaria’s GDP for military spending.

“After that, it will be the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Bulgaria – they will all come under control. For the countries of the former Warsaw Pact, that’s the bare minimum if an empire is being formed, ...