Russia-Ukraine skirmishes: Storm warning on the Black Sea
Russian and Ukrainian naval forces have clashed in the Black Sea. Though the region lies on Nato’s weak southeastern flank,
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Bulgaria security council re-iterates call for Russia to free Ukrainian sailors
Bulgaria’s Cabinet security council met on November 28 to discuss the heightened tensions between Moscow and Kyiv following the incident
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Bulgarian President, PM call on Russia to free captured Ukrainian sailors
Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov were in rare agreement on November 27 when the two called
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Azov Sea crisis: Foreign Ministry advises Bulgarians to restrict travel to Ukraine
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on November 27 that the country’s citizens should “limit” planned trips to Ukraine, especially in
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Azov Sea crisis between Russia and Ukraine: EU, Nato urge de-escalation
The European Union has called on Russia and Ukraine to “act with utmost restraint to de-escalate the situation immediately” while
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Poroshenko urges parliament to approve martial law today after Russia attacks in Azov Sea
At an emergency meeting late on the night of November 25, the Military Cabinet passed a resolution to impose a
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Russia attacks, seizes three Ukrainian Navy vessels
Russia fired on two Ukrainian naval ships and rammed a third vessel in the Black Sea on November 25, accusing
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Patriarch Neofit: Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on independence of Ukrainian church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s decision that Ukraine could have its own
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Opinion: Orthodox Church rift is a defeat for Vladimir Putin
In Saint Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, currently a museum, there is scaffolding and noise. I visited the church, which boasts
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