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Bulgaria authorises flight to repatriate Russian citizens

March 2, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has authorised what was described in an official Transport Ministry statement as a “humanitarian” flight to repatriate Russian citizens,

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Foreign Ministry: So far more than 1000 Bulgarians evacuated from Ukraine

March 2, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

So far, more than 1000 Bulgarians have been evacuated from Ukraine, Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Ivan Kondov told a parliamentary

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Europe 

EU adds 22 high-ranking Belarus military to sanctions list

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU decided on March 2 to impose targeted restrictive measures on 22 high-ranking members of Belarusian military

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Bulgaria 

Head of Nato Land Command visiting Bulgaria

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The commander of Nato’s Allied Land Command, Lieutenant General Roger Cloutier, is visiting Bulgaria, according to a Bulgarian Defence Ministry

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Bulgaria expels two Russian diplomats for spying

March 2, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Two Russian diplomats have been given 48 hours to leave Bulgaria, following investigations into espionage, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry: More than 13 500 Ukrainians crossed the border from Romania

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

Between February 24 and March 2, more than 13 500 Ukrainians citizens crossed into Bulgaria from Romania, the Interior Ministry

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Bulgaria 

More protests to be held in Bulgaria against Russia’s war on Ukraine

March 2, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Ukrainian-Bulgarian Association Plovdiv is holding a “No to the War in Ukraine” protest in the central square of the

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Europe 

EU sanctions state-owned outlets RT/Russia Today and Sputnik’s broadcasting in the EU

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU said on March 2 that it was urgently suspending the broadcasting activities of Sputnik and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers free trips to those fleeing Ukraine

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that from March 2 it would provide free transportation to people arriving from Ukraine by

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