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UNHCR: 87% of Ukrainian refugees granted protection by Bulgaria are women and children

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Eighty-seven per cent of the Ukrainian refugees to whom Bulgaria has granted temporary protection are women and children, the UN

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EC proposes UN-backed special court for prosecution of Russian crime of aggression against Ukraine

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

While continuing to support the International Criminal Court, the European Commission (EC) is proposing to set up a specialised court,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian publisher in fundraiser for generators for Ukrainian city

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Manol Peykov, a publisher and former Democratic Bulgaria MP, has launched a fundraiser for generators for the Ukrainian city of

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Bulgaria 

US ambassador-designate: Russia’s war on Ukraine makes close coordination with Bulgaria urgent

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine makes the United States’s continued close coordination with Bulgaria all the more urgent,

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Europe 

Nato in ‘ongoing talks’ on Patriot missile systems for Ukraine

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato is in ongoing discussions about providing new systems, such as the Patriot surface-to-air missile system, to Ukraine, the Alliance’s

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Bulgaria 

Hoteliers: One in five hotels on Bulgaria’s southern coast to expel Ukrainian refugees

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Twenty per cent of the hotels on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast accommodating Ukrainian refugees are to tell them to

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Europe 

EU adds violation of sanctions to list of EU crimes

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union ministers unanimously adopted on November 28 a decision to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: We honour and remember victims of the Holodomor

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria honours and remembers the innocent victims of the Holodomor, the Foreign Ministry said in a tweet on November 26.

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Europe 

Nato chief: Russia using hunger as a weapon of war against Ukraine

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Ninety years ago, the Soviet Union’s horrendous Holodomor killed millions of Ukrainians and today, Russia is using hunger as a

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