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EU ups funding, military assistance for Ukraine

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to provide 450 million euro worth of funding for lethal and 50 million euro

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Bulgaria 

EU’s new sanctions include closing air space to Russian aircraft, banning Kremlin media machine

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

For the first time ever, the European Union will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to provide humanitarian, military logistical aid to Ukraine

February 27, 2022March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said in a video address on February 27 that Bulgaria is joining other EU and Nato

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: Two more buses to depart from Odessa

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Two more buses, carrying a total of 110 Bulgarian citizens, are to leave the Ukrainian city of Odessa for Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria is fending off cyber attacks

February 27, 2022March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is fending off cyber attacks, according to a statement by the country’s Ministry of e-Government on February 27. “In

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers to meet on emergency assistance for Ukrainian armed forces

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has convened a special video conference of EU foreign ministers on the evening

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Red Cross collecting humanitarian aid for Ukraine

February 27, 2022February 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Red Cross has issued an appeal to the public and manufacturers for humanitarian aid items for those in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria awaits open corridors for further evacuations from Ukraine

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is awaiting open corridors for further evacuations from Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told a news conference on

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First buses with those fleeing Putin’s war on Ukraine arrive in Bulgaria

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism, Ukraine

The first two buses with 56 Bulgarian and Ukrainian citizens, that left the Ukrainian city of Odessa on February 25,

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