New representative of Russian Patriarch Kirill arrives in Sofia
Archimandrite Vassian Zmeev, the new representative in Bulgaria of Russian Patriarch Kirill, has arrived in Sofia and held talks with
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Bulgarian President Radev congratulates Putin, expresses hope for co-operation
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election as president of Russia, Radev’s office said on March 19.
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Attack on Skripal: EU ‘takes extremely seriously’ UK assessment that Russia is responsible
The European Union strongly condemns the attack that took place against Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, UK on March
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Bulgarian Defence Minister on overhaul deal with Russia: MiG-29s could be used to 2030
Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has sought to justify a planned contract with Russia for that country to overhaul the
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister backs UK steps against Russia over nerve agent attack on Skripal
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has expressed support for the United Kingdom following British Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement of
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Bulgarian President Radev: Russian Patriarch Kirill behaved like a politician
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on March 13 that he had received Russian Patriarch Kirill as a spiritual leader “but
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church defends President Radev over meeting with Russian Patriarch Kirill
The leadership of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has come to the defence of President Roumen Radev amid the controversy over
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Row in Bulgarian nationalist coalition continues after Simeonov refuses to apologise to Russian Patriarch Kirill
Tensions in Bulgaria’s United Patriots coalition, the grouping of nationalist and far-right parties that is the minority partner in government,
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Bulgarian PM’s GERB party calls on President to release transcript of his meeting with Russian Patriarch Kirill
The parliamentary group of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party issued a call on March 8 for President
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