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Month: February 2025

Europe 

Zelenskyy: Peace can only be result of well-considered diplomacy, clear security guarantees

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Peace can only be the result of well-considered diplomacy and absolutely clear security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in

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Europe 

Europol: Stepped-up efforts to trace sanctioned assets three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

On the third anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Europol reaffirms its commitment to supporting EU member states

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Business 

EU imports from Russia dropped 85% between Q1 2022 and Q4 2024

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

There was a 62 per cent decline in European Union exports to Russia and an 85 per cent drop in

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Europe 

EC steps up support for Ukraine’s energy security

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) offered on February 24 a new support package to Ukraine to secure its energy system and enable

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Europe 

EU leaders: Russia bears sole responsibility for war in Ukraine

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia and its leadership bear sole responsibility for this war and the atrocities committed against the Ukrainian population, a joint

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Five charged over clash at House of Europe building during protest led by pro-Kremlin party

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Five people, one a minor, are facing criminal charges in connection with the clash with police and vandalism at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital takes last-minute steps against pro-Nazi Lukov March

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Sofia municipality took last-minute steps on February 22 against the Lukov March, an annual event organised by extremist organisations

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Injuries, arrests as pro-Kremlin party supporters clash with police at EU building

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Ten police were injured and six people arrested on February 22 as supporters of pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane vandalised and

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Bulgaria 

Platform offers virtual conversations in English with survivors of Bulgaria’s communist-era detention camps

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Platform, a Bulgarian NGO with an an extensive track record in projects dealing with the remembrance of the communist

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