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Border Police: Close to 42 000 Ukrainians in Bulgaria

March 17, 2022March 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Since February 24, about 90 000 Ukrainians have entered Bulgaria, of whom close to 42 000 remain in the country,

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Bulgaria 

Co-ordination centre to help Ukrainian refugees opened at Sofia Railway Station

March 16, 2022March 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Close to three weeks after the start of Russia’s current war on Ukraine, a co-ordination centre for the reception of

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Europe 

Nato to continue support to Ukraine, as ICJ tells Russia to suspend invasion

March 16, 2022March 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato will continue to provide significant support to Ukraine, including with military supplies, financial help and humanitarian aid, the Alliance’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM to discuss security of air space with visiting US defence chief

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will discuss with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin the security of Bulgarian air space when

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Bulgaria 

267 Ukrainians handed applications for international protection to Bulgaria’s Border Police

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Border Police said on March 15 that so far 267 applications for international protection had been handed to them

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister: US defence chief’s visit to Bulgaria ‘extremely significant’

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The forthcoming visit to Bulgaria by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is extremely significant, Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov told Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Border Police: 78 000 Ukrainians arrived in Bulgaria since February 24

March 15, 2022March 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

About 78 000 Ukrainians have arrived in Bulgaria since February 24, the start of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Europe 

EU adopts fourth package of sanctions against Russia over Putin’s war on Ukraine

March 15, 2022March 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union approved on March 15 a fourth package of sanctions against Russia in response to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Education Minister: More than 11 000 under-18s have arrived from Ukraine

March 14, 2022March 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

By the end of last week, 11 300 children and young people had arrived in Bulgaria, fleeing Russia’s war on

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