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Russia expels Bulgarian deputy military attache in ‘mirror’ move

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on December 28 to be handed a

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Bulgaria names Russian diplomat persona non grata for spying on military

December 18, 2020December 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria has given a Russian diplomat 72 hours to leave the country after it was established that he had sought

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Russia expels two Bulgarian diplomats in ‘mirror’ move for expulsion of Russian diplomats

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on October 12 to be handed a

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Bulgaria’s PM, President comment on expelled Russian ‘spy’ diplomats

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Russia

Commenting on September 24 on Bulgaria’s latest expulsion of Russian diplomats identified by the State Agency for National Security and

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Bulgaria names two Russian diplomats persona non grata for spying on military

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

Bulgaria has given two Russian diplomats 72 hours to leave the country after it was established that they had sought

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Russia’s Aeroflot suspends flights connecting Moscow to Bourgas in Bulgaria

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Russia

Russian airline Aeroflot is temporarily suspending flights connecting Moscow with Bourgas on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea with effect from March

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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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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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