Exit polls: Standup comic wins Ukraine runoff presidential election
Exit polls in Ukraine indicate standup comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won a landslide victory in the April 21 2019 runoff
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Occupational hazards: The Russian military in Crimea
While its current disposition in Crimea is mainly defensive in nature, Russia’s military build-up on the peninsula could soon turn
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church denies deciding on independence of Ukrainian church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has rejected reports in Ukrainian media that its governing body has decided to support the autocephaly
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch: ‘Macedonia’ church issue to await settlement on name
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will address the question of the autocephaly of the “Macedonian Orthodox Church” after the process of
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Ecumenical Patriarch signs proclamation of autocephaly of Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomeos I has signed the “tomos” document officially proclaiming the Orthodox Church of Ukraine as autocephalous. Bartolomeos I
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Russia and Ukraine in 2019: More conflict ahead?
With two elections next year, Ukraine is facing upheaval on the domestic front. Russia, meanwhile, is shaking up its foreign
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Russians top list of 20 largest groups of foreigners in Bulgaria – statistics institute
Russians are the largest group of foreigners in Bulgaria, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a special report, citing
Read moreBulgarian nationalist party congratulates Poroshenko on founding of independent Ukranian Orthodox church
The National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB), an ultra-nationalist party that is part of the country’s governing coalition,
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Bulgarian PM Borissov reiterates call on Russia to release captured Ukrainian sailors
Attending the European Council meeting in Brussels, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov reiterated his call for Russia to immediately release
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