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Losing in Ukraine, Putin destabilises Karabakh

February 2, 2023February 8, 2023 Nikolay Marchenko Russia, Ukraine

Moscow is rocking the boat in Karabakh and other separatist regions such as Transnistria and Abkhazia to distract the world’s

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Europe 

EC plans 10th package of sanctions against Russia over war in Ukraine

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) plans to have a 10th package of sanctions against Russia in place by February 24 2023,

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Bulgaria 

US sanctions Bulgarian firm over evasion of sanctions on Russia

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed full blocking sanctions against 22 individuals

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament: Holodomor was genocide

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

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on February 1 to recognise the famine inflicted by the Soviet regime on Ukraine in 1932-1933

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees to March 4 2024

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

The temporary protection system for refugees from Ukraine, fleeing Russia’s war on their country, is to be extended as of

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Europe 

EU prolongs economic sanctions over Russia’s war on Ukraine

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

European Union ministers decided on January 27 to prolong by six months, until July 31 2023, the restrictive measures targeting specific

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Perspectives 

A Crimea scenario: Kyiv concerned that Putin will invade Karabakh

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Nikolay Marchenko Russia, Ukraine

The Russian Federation, together with Armenia, is about to invade the Karabakh region, currently under Azerbaijani control, Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor

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Europe 

European Parliament calls for special tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament voted by a large majority on January 19 to call for a special tribunal of Russia’s crime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expresses condolences over helicopter crash in which Ukraine’s Interior Minister, 17 others died

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on January 18 that it was overwhelmed by the news of the helicopter crash in Brovary,

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