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Bulgaria closes sea, river ports to Russian-registered shipping

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

From April 8 2023, access to Bulgarian sea and river ports is forbidden for all vessels which are certified by

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Europe 

Stoltenberg: Finland to join Nato in coming days

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Finland will formally join Nato in the coming days, the Alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 31. Finland

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Caucasian knot: Ayatollahs supply Putin with drones via Armenia for the war in Ukraine

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Nikolay Marchenko Armenia, Russia, Ukraine

The drones that bombed Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving the country and neighbouring Moldova without power, may have been imported into

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Europe 

EC report: War in Ukraine continues to impact EU farmers

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the ensuing high input costs and food inflation, continue to weigh on agricultural markets and

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Europe 

EU population estimated to be 451M people

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Russia, Ukraine

As a consequence of the mass influx of refugees from Ukraine into the European Union as a result of Russia’s

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Bulgaria 

New Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria presents copy of credentials to Foreign Ministry

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The new Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria, Olesya Ilashchu, presented a copy of her credentials to caretaker Deputy Foreign Minister Kostadin

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Perspectives 

Profiting from the war: Kremlin bypasses EU and US embargo via Armenia

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Nikolay Marchenko Armenia, Russia, Ukraine

The authoritarian regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin is circumventing the embargoes and trade sanctions imposed by the EU, the

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Bulgaria 

President Radev: Bulgaria will want guarantees arms sold to third countries do not go to Ukraine

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

If Bulgaria sells weapons to other countries, it will set conditions that they will not be resold to Ukraine, President

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Europe 

EC: 2000 Ukrainian patients transferred to European hospitals since start of war

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since the start of Russia’s February 2022 war on Ukraine, more than 2000 Ukrainian patients have been transferred to receive

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