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PM Petkov: Bulgaria’s position on Ukraine and Russia ‘in full sync’ with that of Nato, EU

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s position on Ukraine and Russia is “in full sync” with that of Nato and the European Union, Prime Minister

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US deeply concerned by Bulgarian President calling Crimea ‘Russian’

November 22, 2021November 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

The United States is deeply concerned by the recent statements by Bulgarian President Roumen Radev in which he referred to

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EU renews sanctions over Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU decided on June 21 to renew sanctions introduced in response to the illegal annexation of

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat in retaliation move

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 26 to be handed a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expels another Russian diplomat

April 29, 2021May 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on April 29 that another Russian diplomat was being expelled from the country, and

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels two Bulgarian diplomats in retaliation move

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on April 20 to be handed a

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Bulgaria 

Russian Foreign Ministry calls Bulgaria’s expulsion of diplomats a ‘witch hunt’

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described Bulgaria’s expulsion of two staff from the Russian embassy in Sofia as without

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expelling two Russian diplomats caught spying – Foreign Ministry

March 22, 2021March 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has notified the Russian embassy in Sofia that it has declared two Russian diplomats persona non grata

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian military court remands 5 espionage accused in custody

March 22, 2021March 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Military Court in Sofia has remanded five out of the six accused of espionage for Russia in custody pending

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