Skip to content
The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe

Bulgaria’s independent English-language news and features website.

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe
  • World
  • Business
  • Perspectives
  • People
  • Leisure
  • Sport
  • Videos

Russia

Europe 

Poland’s former Foreign Minister under fire over Politico interview

October 22, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia

Poland’s Parliamentary Speaker and former foreign policy chief Radoslaw Sikorski came under fire on October 21 for comments he reportedly made

Read more
Europe 

EU-Ukraine-Russia gas talks: Negotiations to be continued on October 29

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

At talks in Brussels between the European Union, Russia and Ukraine on natural gas issues and supplies, European Commssion Vice-President Günther

Read more
Europe 

Ukrainian government denies allegations of war crimes, use of cluster bombs

October 21, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Human Rights Watch, an influential human rights watchdog, claimed in its report on October 20 that Ukraine forces have used

Read more
Europe 

Sweden ready to use force against suspected underwater vessel

October 21, 2014 VOANews Russia

Sweden’s military says it may use force to bring a suspected foreign vessel photographed underwater in the Stockholm archipelago to

Read more
Europe 

Polish former foreign minister: Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Poland’s Parliamentary Speaker and former foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, has been quoted by the US Politico website as saying that

Read more
Bulgaria 

Sofia City Court refuses request to extradite Koblyakov from Bulgaria to Russia

October 21, 2014October 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Sofia City Court, in a ruling on October 10, refused a request to extradite Russian human rights anti-Putin activist from

Read more
Europe 

French oil CEO killed in Moscow runway crash

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 VOANews Russia

The head of French oil giant Total was killed late Monday when his private jet collided with a snow plow

Read more
Europe 

Russia bans imports of EU meat products

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 VOANews Russia

Citing health concerns, Russia on Monday announced new sanctions on meat products from the European Union, widening its restrictions on

Read more
Europe 

Sweden looking for source of ‘foreign underwater activity’

October 20, 2014 VOANews Russia

Sweden’s military is searching its waters near Stockholm after detecting “foreign underwater activity,” possibly a Russian submarine in distress. The

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Simone Gramaglia: Allegra Festival is a small miracle of culture and beauty
  • June 19, 2026June 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Jazz under the stars on the Devetashko Plateau being held from June 26 – 28
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list
    June 18, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Environment Ministry responds to reports of oil pollution on country's Black Sea beaches
    June 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Minister confirms government opposes some proposed sanctions on Russia
    June 17, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Germany's ambassador to Bulgaria on the need to supply weapons to Ukraine
    June 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office: Chinese citizen charged with espionage
    June 22, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Week remains to end of free-of-charge exchange of leva for euro at Bulgaria’s commercial banks
  • June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 5.3% in January – May 2026
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria had highest annual increase in fuel prices in EU in May 2026 – Eurostat
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: EU’s trade surplus with UK in 2025 was 186.6 billion euro
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: Chinese citizen charged with espionage

Help support the Globe

The Sofia Globe team can testify that upholding the globe is reminiscent of the work of Atlas.
Please support us in continuing to offer - as we set out to do when we launched in June 2012 - journalism that is truly independent and informed. All donations are gratefully received as we put in place our plans to grow in the years ahead.

Sign up for The Sofia Globe bulletin

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.


About Us: The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter. Read more about us.

Contacts

For editorial, advertising and general inquiries, please e-mail [email protected].

Legal Notice Действителен собственик на настоящото издание е Клайв Левиев-Сойър.

June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930  
« May    
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2026 The Sofia Globe. All rights reserved.
Developed by SymbiOpen.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.