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EU sets up a cyber lab for Ukrainian Armed Forces

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union has financed and delivered equipment for a cyber lab, security software and hardware to the Ukrainian Armed

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Bulgaria 

Proposal for Bulgaria to supply small arms, ammunition to Ukraine

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has come up with a list of weaponry to be supplied to Ukraine, consisting of small arms

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Bulgaria 

Strong response to Bulgarian publisher’s fundraiser for generators for Ukrainian city

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A fundraising appeal by Bulgarian publisher and former Democratic Bulgaria MP Manol Peykov to buy generators for the Ukrainian city

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Europe 

EC launches ‘Laptops for Ukraine’ initiative for schools, hospitals and public administrations

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC), together with the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation and DIGITALEUROPE, a European organisation that represents the

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR: 87% of Ukrainian refugees granted protection by Bulgaria are women and children

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Eighty-seven per cent of the Ukrainian refugees to whom Bulgaria has granted temporary protection are women and children, the UN

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EC proposes UN-backed special court for prosecution of Russian crime of aggression against Ukraine

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

While continuing to support the International Criminal Court, the European Commission (EC) is proposing to set up a specialised court,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian publisher in fundraiser for generators for Ukrainian city

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Manol Peykov, a publisher and former Democratic Bulgaria MP, has launched a fundraiser for generators for the Ukrainian city of

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Bulgaria 

US ambassador-designate: Russia’s war on Ukraine makes close coordination with Bulgaria urgent

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine makes the United States’s continued close coordination with Bulgaria all the more urgent,

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Nato in ‘ongoing talks’ on Patriot missile systems for Ukraine

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato is in ongoing discussions about providing new systems, such as the Patriot surface-to-air missile system, to Ukraine, the Alliance’s

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