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European Council President: ‘No lasting peace, without Ukraine and without the EU’

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Munich Security Conference, Russia, Ukraine

Only Ukraine can define when there are conditions for a negotiation, European Council President António Costa told the Munich Security

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Zelenskyy – Vance meeting concludes without deal, but agreement to work on draft on ‘economic partnership’

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Munich Security Conference, Russia, Ukraine

The teams of Ukraine and the United States agreed to continue their work on drafting the document on economic partnership

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VDL: A failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, but would also weaken the US

February 14, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Munich Security Conference, Russia, Ukraine

A failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, but it would also weaken the United States., European Commission President Ursula von der

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EC on Trump – Putin call: Russia cannot be rewarded for its aggression

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

It is important to remember that Russia is the aggressor in the war in Ukraine and it cannot be rewarded

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European auditors: Prompt EU action helped member states to take care of refugees from Ukraine

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Ukraine

The mass arrival of people from Ukraine in EU countries in 2022 required immediate action, and the measures the EU

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Nato chief Rutte: Investment in defence by Nato Allies in Europe and Canada rose 20% y/y in 2024

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

In 2024, Nato Allies in Europe and Canada invested $485 billion in defence, a nearly 20 per cent increase compared

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Poll: 27% of Bulgarians believe Russia will win its war on Ukraine, 4% that Ukraine will win

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Twenty-seven per cent of Bulgarians believe that Russia will win its war on Ukraine while only four per cent believe

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Ukraine’s parliament approves controversial purchase of Russian nuclear reactors from Bulgaria

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 The Kyiv Independent energy, Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament voted in favour of buying two Russian-made reactors from Bulgaria for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, lawmaker Yaroslav

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European Parliament leaders reiterate condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament Conference of Presidents again strongly condemns Russia’s ongoing war of aggression with deliberate targeting of civilian and

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