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

Russia

Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry on Ukraine: Bulgaria condemns aggressive actions of Russia

February 16, 2022February 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria condemns the aggressive actions of the Russian Federation, which are leading to an unprecedented escalation of military tensions in

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s security council agrees military modernisation, spending, should be stepped up

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

A five-hour meeting of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security, prompted by the Russia-Ukraine crisis, produced little that had not

Read more
Bulgaria 

Nato: Russia still has time to step back from the brink

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on February 15 that there were signs from Moscow that diplomacy should continue, saying

Read more
Bulgaria 

Ukrainian ambassador welcomes Bulgaria’s support for sovereignty, territorial integrity

February 14, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s ambassador in Sofia, Vitaliy Moskalenko, has expressed appreciation for the diplomatic and moral support given by Bulgaria as his

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria urges its citizens to leave Ukraine

February 12, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on February 12, called on its citizens who are in Ukraine to leave that

Read more
Bulgaria 

US delegation to visit Bulgaria for talks on Russian aggression towards Ukraine

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

US State Department counsellor Derek Chollet is to lead an inter-agency delegation to Sofia, Bucharest, and Brussels from February 7 to 11 to engage with

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM in talks with Nato chief on Russian troop build-up on Ukraine’s border

February 2, 2022February 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov discussed the continuing build-up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine in a video

Read more
Bulgaria 

PM Petkov: Main risk to Bulgaria from a conflict in Ukraine is in energy sector

January 26, 2022January 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

The main risk to Bulgaria from a military conflict in Ukraine is in the energy sector, in particular the gas

Read more
Bulgaria 

Russia-Ukraine: Bulgaria calls for de-escalation, will form new battalion

January 26, 2022January 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The priority of Bulgaria’s government in its strategy on the Russia-Ukraine conflict is the de-escalation of tensions, as well as

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev’s party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
  • May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Photo exhibition ‘Allegra – strings and hearts in the lens’
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's financial regulator revokes licence of insurer DallBogg
    June 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev's party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
    June 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Tourism Minister gloomy about lack of tourists as summer season starts
    June 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Radev government's announcement of end of providing weapons to Ukraine sharply criticised
    June 10, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • EU foreign ministers adopt new sanctions on Russia over war on Ukraine
    June 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria ranks third in EU’s annual bathing waters survey
  • June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    European Parliament approves AI Act amendments, ‘nudifier’ ban
  • June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Electric car sales in Europe surge as high oil prices drive shift away from fossil fuels
  • June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Stronger air passenger rights in the EU on the way
  • June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU foreign policy chief: Visa ban for Russian combatants doable

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.

June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930  
« May    
  • 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.