Skip to content
The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe

Bulgaria’s independent English-language news and features website.

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe
  • World
  • Business
  • Perspectives
  • People
  • Leisure
  • Sport
  • Videos

Author: Igor Chalenko

Perspectives 

Latvian MPs oppose nomination of Kremlin business partner for Nobel Peace Prize

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 Igor Chalenko Latvia, Russia

Twenty-one members of Latvia’s Parliament, the Saeima, have joined the international call for the Nobel Committee to reject the nomination

Read more
Perspectives 

Lithuanian MPs oppose nomination of Kremlin’s business partner for Nobel Peace Prize

May 9, 2024May 10, 2024 Igor Chalenko Lithuania, Russia

Seventy-one members of the Republic of Lithuania’s Seimas – that is, every second Member of Parliament – have signed an

Read more
Perspectives 

Romanian MPs and MEP outraged at nomination of ‘Putin’s wallet’ for Nobel Peace Prize

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Igor Chalenko Romania, Russia, Ukraine

The parliamentary group of Romania’s National Liberal Party (NLP), one of the two parties that make up the country’s governing

Read more
Perspectives 

Sponsor of Kremlin projects nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

April 17, 2024April 18, 2024 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine

Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian army preparing to repel the next offensive by Russian troops, with the support of

Read more
Perspectives 

Re-export for the Kremlin: how Yerevan manages to evade sanctions for helping Moscow

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Russia, Ukraine

While the United States and the European Union are trying to deprive Russia of access to components used for the

Read more
Perspectives 

Against US, EU interests: Putin’s logistics hub in Armenia continues to function

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Russia, Ukraine

On February 18, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during a meeting with the Armenian diaspora in Munich, Germany, announced that

Read more
Perspectives 

Antisemitism in Armenia: Molotov cocktail thrown at country’s only synagogue

October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia

On the morning of October 3, in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, the only synagogue in the country, Mordechai Navi, was

Read more
Perspectives 

Karabakh: The connection with Ukraine and the risks for the EU

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine

On September 19, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence announced the start of “anti-terrorist measures” on the territory of Azerbaijani Karabakh.

Read more
Perspectives 

European rabbis massively oppose ‘Armenian propaganda and demonisation of Azerbaijan’

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Azerbaijan

Between August 27 and September 7, eighty-six spiritual Jewish authorities from Europe, America and Muslim countries, as well as dozens

Read more
  • ← Previous
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 16, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Foreign Minister signs declaration endorsing Coalition of the Willing, contradicting Radev’s rejection
  • July 14, 2026July 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Chorus of criticism of Bulgarian government’s proposed Budget
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • PM Radev takes Bulgaria out of the Coalition of the Willing
    July 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian Foreign Minister signs declaration endorsing Coalition of the Willing, contradicting Radev's rejection
    July 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Nine European countries ask European Commissioner to suspend EU funding for the IOC over Russia move
    July 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Sofia and Bourgas shortlisted to host 2027 Eurovision Song Contest
    July 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Chorus of criticism of Bulgarian government's proposed Budget
    July 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Statements by Bulgaria’s PM and Foreign Minister on Ukraine further fuel controversy
  • July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2026 was 2.28B euro
  • July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    PM Radev: ‘No contradiction’ in Bulgarian government’s position on the war in Ukraine
  • July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry gives US information on evasion of Magnitsky Act sanctions
  • July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into force

Help support the Globe

The Sofia Globe team can testify that upholding the globe is reminiscent of the work of Atlas.
Please support us in continuing to offer - as we set out to do when we launched in June 2012 - journalism that is truly independent and informed. All donations are gratefully received as we put in place our plans to grow in the years ahead.

Sign up for The Sofia Globe bulletin

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.


About Us: The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter. Read more about us.

Contacts

For editorial, advertising and general inquiries, please e-mail [email protected].

Legal Notice Действителен собственик на настоящото издание е Клайв Левиев-Сойър.

July 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Jun    
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2026 The Sofia Globe. All rights reserved.
Developed by SymbiOpen.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.