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Bulgaria to hold celebrations in 2019 of 15 years of Nato membership

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s government has approved a plan to celebrate 15 years of Nato membership in 2019, along with the 70th anniversary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM in talks with US Deputy Secretary of State on security, energy and investments

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks on December 15 with US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan on issues

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Europe 

Nato chief Stoltenberg: Creation of Kosovo army ‘ill-timed’

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Nato, Serbia

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated his stance that the creation of the army of Kosovo is ill-timed. “Today,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM on fighter jet acquisition: ‘F-16 much better aircraft than all others available’ (updated)

December 14, 2018December 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov expressed hope on December 14 that the offer to supply his country with US-made F-16s

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Russia-Ukraine skirmishes: Storm warning on the Black Sea

November 30, 2018 Deutsche Welle Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Russian and Ukrainian naval forces have clashed in the Black Sea. Though the region lies on Nato’s weak southeastern flank,

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Europe 

Azov Sea crisis between Russia and Ukraine: EU, Nato urge de-escalation

November 26, 2018November 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The European Union has called on Russia and Ukraine to “act with utmost restraint to de-escalate the situation immediately” while

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Europe 

Poroshenko urges parliament to approve martial law today after Russia attacks in Azov Sea

November 26, 2018 The Kyiv Post Nato, Russia, Ukraine

At an emergency meeting late on the night of November 25, the Military Cabinet passed a resolution to impose a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian military taking part in Nato’s exercise Trident Juncture 2018, largest since Cold War

October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Forty-one Bulgarian military personnel are taking part in Nato’s exercise Trident Juncture 2018, the main phase of which begins in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Ministry budgets 82M leva to overhaul Russian-made Su-25 fighter-bombers

August 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is again set to spend millions of leva on overhauling ageing Soviet-made military aircraft, offering a tender

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