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Plevneliev: Bulgaria will not send military and weapons to Ukraine

September 4, 2014September 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

There will be no Nato bases in Bulgaria and nor will the country send military personnel and weapons to Ukraine,

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Europe 

US to lead multinational exercises in Ukraine

September 4, 2014 Carla Babb of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The U.S. Defense Department has announced upcoming multinational military exercises inside Ukraine. The U.S.-led drill later this month in western

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Europe 

NATO leaders meet in ‘changed world’

September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 Al Pessin of VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The leaders of the 28 NATO countries will gather for the first time in two years starting Thursday in Wales,

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Bulgaria 

Russian anti-Putin activist Koblyakov seeks political asylum in Bulgaria

September 3, 2014September 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russian anti-Putin activist Nikolay Koblyakov, under house arrest in Bulgaria pending an extradition application from Moscow for him to face

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Europe 

Four NATO ships enter the Black Sea

September 3, 2014September 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Four Nato warships will enter the Black Sea by September 7, according to a report by Russian agency Itar-Tass, citing

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Europe 

Kremlin denies Poroshenko and Putin agreed on ‘permanent’ ceasefire

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Kremlin denied that there was an agreement reached between presidents Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin of Russia on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court puts Russian anti-Putin activist Koblyakov under house arrest

September 2, 2014September 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

After initially being released by Bulgarian authorities, Free Russia organisation founder Nikolai Koblyakov – for whom Moscow is seeking extradition

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World 

China may be biggest winner from Ukraine crisis

September 1, 2014September 5, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Thousands of miles away from the Ukrainian battlefields of Donetsk and Novoazovsk sits the country that may end up being

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet’s security council adopts revised ‘Vision 2020’ ahead of Nato summit

September 1, 2014September 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

The Bulgarian caretaker Cabinet’s security council on September 1 adopted a revised version of the “Vision 2020” document that earlier

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