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Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects call against EU sanctions on Russia

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s National Assembly rejected on March 4 a motion by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) against the European Union’s

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Bulgaria 

Gazprom and Bulgargaz agree on 40% cut in price for natural gas for Bulgaria

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Russia’s Gazprom and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz, the sole public supplier of natural gas for Bulgaria, have agreed on a 40 per

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Idlib chaos: The latest test for Turkish-Russian ties

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Asli Aydintasbas of the ECFR Russia, Syrian refugees, Turkey

Eight long years of proxy war between Turkey and the Syrian regime have now morphed into direct confrontation between the

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Europe 

Idlib: Nato expresses strong solidarity with Turkey, condemns Syria, Russia

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Syria, Turkey

Ambassadors of all 29 Nato allies have condemned the continued indiscriminate air strikes by the Syrian regime and Russia in

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Bulgaria 

Russian Foreign Ministry: Bulgaria’s expulsion of diplomats was ‘show’

January 31, 2020February 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has slammed as “unfriendly steps” and a “PR campaign, a show” Bulgaria’s expulsion of

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Bulgaria 

Russian diplomats named as spies given 48 hours to leave Bulgaria

January 25, 2020January 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russian ambassador Anatoly Makarov has been handed a note by Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry giving two Russian embassy staff identified as

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Bulgaria 

US embassy backs Bulgaria’s actions against Russian spies, Gebrev accused

January 25, 2020January 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The United States embassy commends recent actions by the Bulgarian government to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty from malign

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to expel two Russian diplomats accused of spying

January 24, 2020January 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has notified the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that two Russians with diplomatic immunity have been

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria charges three Russians with attempted murder in Gebrev case

January 23, 2020January 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Three Russians have been charged with the attempted murder of Dunarit weapons plant owner Emilian Gebrev and two other people,

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