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EU extends sanctions over illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol to June 2019

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union said on June 18 that it was extending restrictive measures in response to the

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Bulgaria 

Energy issues expected to dominate Putin-Borissov meeting in Moscow

May 30, 2018June 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov was expected to lobby for direct Russian natural gas deliveries to the planned Balkan gas

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Bulgaria 

EC obliges Gazprom to enable free flow of gas at competitive prices in CEE markets, including Bulgaria

May 24, 2018May 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

The European Commission said on May 24 2018 that it had adopted a decision imposing on Gazprom a set of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev hails ‘break-through’ in relations with Russia

May 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev described his meeting with Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev on May 21 as a “break-through” in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev to hold talks with Putin in Sochi on May 22

May 18, 2018May 20, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev, Russia

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on the second

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Do the Western Balkans face a coming Russian storm?

April 5, 2018 Mark Galeotti of the European Council on Foreign Relations Montenegro, Russia, Serbia

“Serbia and the rest of the Balkans are a pawn in a great game of powers between Russia, the EU,

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Bulgaria 

Radev on Russia: As EU presidency, Bulgaria must have a policy of ‘dialogue and balance’

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Roumen Radev, Russia

As holder of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Bulgaria should pursue a policy of dialogue and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria will not expel Russian diplomats – political reactions

March 30, 2018April 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova, Russia, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov won a form of grudging praise from the opposition after the government decided against expelling

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Bulgaria 

Salisbury attack: Bulgaria will not expel Russian diplomats, PM says after Cabinet security council meeting

March 30, 2018April 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Bulgaria will not expel Russian diplomats from the country, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on March 30 after a special

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