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Democratic Bulgaria wants Defence Minister summoned over stance on Nato troop deployment

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Ruling coalition partner Democratic Bulgaria wants Defence Minister Stefan Yanev summoned to Parliament’s defence committee to explain his stance on

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Bulgaria 

PM Petkov: Bulgaria’s position on Ukraine and Russia ‘in full sync’ with that of Nato, EU

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s position on Ukraine and Russia is “in full sync” with that of Nato and the European Union, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

US deeply concerned by Bulgarian President calling Crimea ‘Russian’

November 22, 2021November 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

The United States is deeply concerned by the recent statements by Bulgarian President Roumen Radev in which he referred to

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Bulgaria 

Ukraine summons Bulgaria’s ambassador over Radev’s debate statement on Crimea

November 19, 2021November 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Bulgarian ambassador in Kyiv on November 19 to tell him of the “incorrectness and unacceptability”

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Europe 

EU renews sanctions over Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU decided on June 21 to renew sanctions introduced in response to the illegal annexation of

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Europe 

Covid-19: Ukraine drops PCR test, quarantine requirements for arrivals from Bulgaria

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has said that Ukraine has moved Bulgaria to its list of safe countries, which means that arrivals

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders send condolences after Ukrainian 737 fatal crash in Tehran

January 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva have expressed condolences to their Ukrainian counterparts after a Ukraine

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Europe 

Greek Orthodox Church recognises Ukrainian Orthodox Church as independent

October 12, 2019October 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Ukraine

The governing body of the Greek Orthodox Church, its Holy Synod, took a formal decision on October 12 to recognise

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy corvette takes part in US-Ukrainian Exercise Sea Breeze 2019

July 2, 2019July 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Navy corvette Bodri is taking part in Sea Breeze 2019, the exercise in the Black Sea co-hosted by

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