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Why is the West not sanctioning Putin’s key allies in the Caucasus?

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine

While the European Union and the United States are striving for peace in the Caucasus and aspiring to reach a

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Bulgaria 

Kakhovka destruction: Protest outside Russian embassy in Bulgaria’s capital on June 9

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Mother Ukraine association of Ukrainian organisations in Bulgaria is to hold a protest outside the Russian embassy in Sofia

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Europe 

EU mobilising support after Nova Kakhovka dam destruction

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union is already channelling aid via its Civil Protection Mechanism following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria to provide military aid to Ukraine

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will provide assistance to Ukraine so that it can continue the counteroffensive that has apparently begun and liberate its

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Europe 

Ukraine accuses Russia of attack on Nova Kakhovka dam

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s military has accused Russia of breaching the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro river in the southern Kherson region

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Perspectives 

Kremlin speaking: Homophobia as geopolitics

June 2, 2023May 10, 2024 Vanessa Nikolova of factcheck.bg Russia, Ukraine

“The West imposes homosexuality and paedophilia on us”; “Membership in the European Union (EU) means acceptance of same-sex marriage”; “European values contradict

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Europe 

European Parliament endorses plan to provide more ammunition for Ukraine

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament voted on June 1 to approve a draft bill to increase European production of ammunition and missiles,

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Europe 

ECRI report: Russian leaders’ false narrative that Ukrainian government are neo-Nazis is absurd

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russian leaders’ false narrative, from the highest political level, describing the democratically elected Ukrainian government and Ukrainians who did not

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Business 

EU-Russia trade: from deficit to 0.2B euro surplus

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

European Union trade with Russia has been strongly affected following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the EU imposing import and

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