How russia tried to appropriate Bulgaria’s Eurovision victory
russia’s propaganda machine cannot make up its mind: was it “great russia,” represented by philip kirkorov, that secured Bulgaria’s victory at Eurovision 2026, or is the contest itself “open satanism” unworthy of “spiritual” russia, as russian foreign minister sergey lavrov claims?
▫️ It started when sanctioned singer philip kirkorov pompously declared that the victory of Bulgarian singer Dara was thanks to his team, which helped with staging the performance. Z-propaganda channels immediately picked up the narrative about the “greatness of russian musical expertise.”
▫️ However, official Bulgaria and the singer’s producer quickly dismissed these russian fantasies, stating that they do not know who kirkorov is and what his connection to the victory is.
▫️ russia is desperately trying to associate itself with global events and claim any form of relevance, but in reality remains deeply isolated. The terrorist state attempts to engage in “cultural diplomacy” but is repeatedly rejected by the civilized world — any association with russia is toxic and is immediately disavowed.
The reason is not the kremlin’s invented “russophobia,” but the fact that putin, by waging an aggressive war against Ukraine and threatening all of Europe, has ultimately turned russia into a rogue state.
