US sanctions Bulgarian firm over evasion of sanctions on Russia
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’s Parliament: Holodomor was genocide
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 extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees to March 4 2024
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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EU prolongs economic sanctions over Russia’s war on 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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A Crimea scenario: Kyiv concerned that Putin will invade Karabakh
The Russian Federation, together with Armenia, is about to invade the Karabakh region, currently under Azerbaijani control, Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor
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European Parliament calls for special tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression against 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 expresses condolences over helicopter crash in which Ukraine’s Interior Minister, 17 others died
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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Bulgaria applies for EU reimbursement for aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria has applied for reimbursement from the European Peace Facility fund for equipment and humanitarian aid that it has provided
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EC pays out 3BN euro first instalment of assistance package for Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) paid out on January 17 a first instalment of three billion euro of the up to 18
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