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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes for country’s refinery to switch in stages to non-Russian oil

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on September 28 the second reading of legislative amendments that will require the country’s sole oil refinery,

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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to supply unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In an unconventional procedure, Bulgaria’s Parliament voted behind closed doors on September 27 to supply unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine,

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Bulgaria 

Tussle over ‘Russian Church’ in Bulgaria’s capital after ‘clergy’ expelled as threat to national security

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Russia

The “Russian Church” in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is the subject of a tussle that has been going on for

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Bulgaria 

Proposal for Bulgaria to give unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Members of Parliament from GERB-UDF, We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms have tabled a

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Bulgaria 

Ukraine confers state honour on two Bulgarian politicians

September 25, 2023September 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Bulgaria congratulates Member of Parliament Manol Peykov and the chairperson of the

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Europe 

Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing – UN rights experts

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

There is continuous evidence that Russian armed forces are committing war crimes in Ukraine, including unlawful attacks with explosive weapons,

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Business 

EU imports of petroleum oil from Russia in Q2 2023 down 82% y/y

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Petroleum oils imports into the European Union from Russia fell from a monthly average of 8.7 million tons in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expels Russian church cleric, two others, on national security grounds

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security confirmed on September 21 that a citizen of Russia and two citizens of Belarus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Supporters of pro-Kremlin minority party clash with police at Soviet Army Monument

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Police forced back supporters of pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane on September 21 as they tried to break down scaffolding around

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