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Security situation in Black Sea: Nato steps up surveillance and reconnaissance

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato and Allies are stepping up surveillance and reconnaissance in the Black Sea region, including with maritime patrol aircraft and

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Kremlin forces residents of Karabakh to refuse food and humanitarian aid

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia

The Kremlin aims at freezing the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in Karabakh according to the scenario of the Ukrainian Donbas, Georgian South

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Talks on transporting Ukrainian grain through Bulgaria to Greek ports

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The option of transporting Ukrainian grain by train through Bulgaria to Greek ports is being discussed, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria joins condemnation of Russian missile strikes on Odesa

July 23, 2023July 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa further propel suffering and devastation – people in peril and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to send about 100 old armoured vehicles to Ukraine

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on July 21 to send about 100 old armoured personnel carriers, along with armaments and spare parts,

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Europe 

Proposal for EU to provide 5B euro a year over next four years for Ukraine’s defence needs

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

It is proposed that the European Union creates a dedicated section under the European Peace Facility to provide up to

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Europe 

EU renews sanctions over Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers decided on July 20 to prolong by six months, until January 31 2024, the restrictive measures

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Bulgaria 

Environment Minister: Panic that Nova Kakhovka polluted Bulgarian Black Sea is unfounded

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism, Ukraine

The panic that the Bulgarian Black Sea is polluted after the explosion of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is

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Bulgaria 

Ukrainian embassy in Sofia in sharp reaction to Bulgarian President’s controversial statements

July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s embassy in Sofia said on July 15 that Ukraine was making every effort to restore peace, in a statement

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