Azov Sea crisis between Russia and Ukraine: EU, Nato urge de-escalation
The European Union has called on Russia and Ukraine to “act with utmost restraint to de-escalate the situation immediately” while
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Poroshenko urges parliament to approve martial law today after Russia attacks in Azov Sea
At an emergency meeting late on the night of November 25, the Military Cabinet passed a resolution to impose a
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Russia attacks, seizes three Ukrainian Navy vessels
Russia fired on two Ukrainian naval ships and rammed a third vessel in the Black Sea on November 25, accusing
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Is the EU kowtowing to the Kremlin on Magnitsky sanctions?
Bill Browder has spent nine years campaigning to punish Russian officials responsible for killing his friend Sergei Magnitsky. He hopes
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Bulgaria court holds Russian alleged online fraudster at US request
The District Court in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna has remanded in custody a 38-year-old Russian sought for
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Patriarch Neofit: Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on independence of Ukrainian church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s decision that Ukraine could have its own
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Opinion: Orthodox Church rift is a defeat for Vladimir Putin
In Saint Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, currently a museum, there is scaffolding and noise. I visited the church, which boasts
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EU extends Russia sanctions to March 2019
The Council of the European Union has prolonged the restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty
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Bulgarian Defence Ministry budgets 82M leva to overhaul Russian-made Su-25 fighter-bombers
Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is again set to spend millions of leva on overhauling ageing Soviet-made military aircraft, offering a tender
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