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EU ambassadors in deal on 13th package of sanctions against Russia

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Meeting on February 21, European Union member states permanent representatives to the EU agreed in principle to a 13th package

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Against US, EU interests: Putin’s logistics hub in Armenia continues to function

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Russia, Ukraine

On February 18, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during a meeting with the Armenian diaspora in Munich, Germany, announced that

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Europe 

EU provides 83M euro in humanitarian aid to support people in Ukraine, Moldova

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) announced on February 20 what it said was an initial 83 million euro in humanitarian aid

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria among Nato countries meeting criterion of 2% of GDP for defence

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is among the 18 Nato countries that meet the criterion of allocating 2 per cent of GDP to defence,

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Humanitarian organisations, UN in fundraising appeal to support refugees from Ukraine in Bulgaria

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

As humanitarian support to refugees from Ukraine enters its third year, 19 humanitarian organizations and UN in Bulgaria are appealing

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New estimate: Total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine over next decade is $486B

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

After almost two years of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, an updated joint Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA3)  released

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament Speaker holds talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has provided military, humanitarian and political support to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian aggression and will continue

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Bulgaria 

Speaker of Bulgarian Parliament given warm welcome in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine has its rightful place in our common European family, its accession to the EU is a geopolitical choice that

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Bulgaria 

Former Bulgarian Interior Ministry armoured cars finally bound for Ukraine

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Several months after Bulgaria’s Parliament and government approved the move, 100 decades-old armoured cars formerly owned by the Interior Ministry

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