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Finnish Air Force to participate in Nato air shield over Bulgaria, Romania, Black Sea – Defence Minister

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Finnish Air Force fighter aircraft will participate in Nato air shielding in Romania, Bulgaria and over the Black Sea between

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Europe 

Nato concludes contracts for a further $1.2B in artillery ammunition

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Ukraine

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and general manager of the Nato Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Stacy Cummings concluded contracts

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to participate in Nato’s Steadfast Defender exercise, largest in decades

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria is to participate in Nato’s Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, the Alliance’s largest in decades, with about 90 000 forces

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves memo with 11 European countries on joint purchase of air defence systems

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has adopted a decision to approve a draft memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria and 11 other countries in

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria supports Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria supports diplomatic initiatives such as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Peace Formula, Defence Minister Todor Tagarev told a group of

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Bulgaria 

Nato deputy chief praises Bulgaria’s contributions to stability in the Black Sea

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană visited Bulgaria on November 10 for the annual Exercise Iron Strike conducted by the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria suspends participation in Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government has adopted a decision to suspend the country’s participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, US air forces to hold joint exercise over Bulgaria

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The Bulgarian Air Force and the US Air Force will take part on November 2 in a joint exercise within

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Europe 

Nato chief in Kyiv: Ukraine gradually gaining ground in counteroffensive

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on September 28, underscoring Nato’s powerful support for Ukraine in talks with President

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