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EU: Russian voters had no real choice

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The presidential elections held by Russia on March 15-17 took place in a highly restricted environment exacerbated also by Russia’s

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Noon against Putin: Protests outside Russian embassy in Bulgaria’s capital against ‘election’

March 17, 2024March 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Hundreds of Russian citizens queued up at noon in front of the Russian embassy in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on March

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Bulgaria: Putin has 62% disapproval rating, 58% believe Kremlin responsible for Navalny’s death

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian society is dominated by the opinion that the Kremlin regime is responsible for the death of Russian opposition leader

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EC nod for 120M leva Bulgarian state aid scheme for farmers, grain and oil crop producers

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on March 7 that it had approved a 120 million leva (about 61.3 million euro)

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European Parliament calls on EU to give Ukraine whatever it needs to defeat Russia

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union must support Ukraine with whatever is needed for Kyiv to win its war against Russia, members of

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Bulgaria 

PM, Defence Minister: Bulgaria is not discussing sending Bulgarian military personnel to Ukraine

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Denkov, Russia, Ukraine

At a hearing in Parliament on February 29, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and Defence Minister Todor Tagarev reiterated that Bulgaria

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Defence Minister: Bulgaria preparing new package of military aid for Ukraine

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is preparing a new package of military aid for Ukraine, which in financial terms will be several times larger

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Europe 

Yulia Navalnaya: ‘If you want to defeat Putin, fight his criminal gang’

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Addressing the European Parliament on February 28, Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of murdered Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, accused Russian

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Europe 

EC recommends EU countries continue saving gas to secure supplies and stabilise markets

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Gas savings by businesses and citizens across the European Union have made an important contribution to tackling the energy crisis,

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