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Bulgaria’s Parliament asked to vote against extension of ban on foodstuffs imports from Ukraine

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Parliament is being asked to vote on a decision to oppose the extension beyond September 15 on the EU

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Europe 

EU slams so-called ‘elections’ in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union strongly condemns Russia holding illegitimate so-called “elections” in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of

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Europe 

Eurobarometer poll: Europeans continue to be in favour of supporting Ukraine and Ukrainians

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Europeans continue to be in favour of supporting Ukraine and Ukrainians, according to the results of a flash Eurobarometer poll,

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Bulgaria 

Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria likens Putin to Hitler and Stalin

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In a television interview on September 9, Ukraine’s ambassador to Bulgaria Olesya Ilashchuk said that Vladimir Putin and the political

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Europe 

Sanctions: EC publishes guidance to help European operators assess sanctions circumvention risks

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has today published a guidance note addressed to European operators to help them identify, assess, and understand the possible

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Perspectives 

Disinformation – This is the Kremlin speaking: Nato and the US are ‘aggressor’ and ‘evil-doer’

September 2, 2023September 29, 2023 Ralitsa Kovacheva Russia, Ukraine

“Nato/US attack sovereign countries on a whim”. “Nato/US make up their own rules and impose them on other countries”. “Nato/US

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers in talks on how to support Zelenskyy’s peace plan

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers have discussed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy’s peace plan “and how to support it in an ongoing

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Bulgaria 

Tagarev: Bulgaria backs view that long-term commitment by EU to Ukraine needed

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria fully shares the opinion on the need for a long-term commitment of the European Union in support of Ukraine,

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Bulgaria 

Zelenskyy thanks Bulgaria for military and political support

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meeting Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, has expressed thanks for Bulgaria’s military and political support. On

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