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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air starting new direct flights to St Petersburg in April

January 20, 2020January 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism

Flag carrier Bulgaria Air is starting new direct flights from Sofia to St Petersburg in Russia on April 18 2020,

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EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia by six months

December 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Council of the EU, in a decision on December 19, prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with Russian ambassador

December 6, 2019December 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks on December 6 with the Russian ambassador in Sofia, Anatoly Makarov, the government

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