Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria to Take Part in Two Multinational Drills in Ukraine
The Bulgarian Armed Forces are due to take part in the Rapid Trident and Saber Guardian military exercises due in July in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry has said.Neither of the drills is officially related to the Ukraine crisis, since they are held on an annual basis.Sofia also deployed troops in Ukraine last year for the Rapid Trident exercise...
Ukraine Secures Russian Gas Supplies for Another Five Days, Gazprom Says
Ukraine has paid in advance USD 15 M to Russia for natural gas purchases that will meet its needs for five days, Gazprom has said. Last month Ukraine’s Naftogaz pre-paid to Russia’s Gazprom for supplies that would run out on Friday. “Naftogaz transferred million as a prepayment for March deliveries. These funds reached...
Westinghouse Fuel Performs Flawlessly in Ukraine NPP, Experts Say
Westinghouse Electric Company’s fuel at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 3 has performed flawlessly over at least three nuclear cycles, the company has said in a statement.Inspections at the Yuzhno-Ykrainskaya (South Ukraine) NPP included the examination of six Westinghouse fuel assemblies between February 15 and March 1...
62 % of Bulgarians Oppose Issue of New BGN 16 B Debt – Survey
According to the latest survey of Mediana agency, 62 % of Bulgarians oppose the issue of new BGN 16 B debt, while only 10 % approve it. The latest survey on the social and political attitudes, which was conducted in the period of the parliamentary debate and approval of the debt, was issued on Wednesday. A similarly high number of Bulgarians (60...
Majority of Russians Oppose Military Action in Donbass
Close to 60% of the Russian people are against military deployment of Russian forces in Donbass even if tensions escalate. Merely 25% of people would support military action with Russian participation, while 16% found the question difficult to respond to. The data is based on a sociological survey of public opinion, as reported by the Bulgarian...
US Extends Sanctions Against Russia, EU Ready to Follow Suit
EU leaders and US President Barack Obama expressed readiness on Tuesday to extend the sanctions against Russia in case the Minsk ceasefire is further violated. This happened at a video conference between Obama and the leaders of Germany, France, UK, Italy and European Council President Donald Tusk, EurActiv reports. The other participants in the...
Mine Blast in Eastern Ukraine ‘Kills 30’
At least 30 people have been left dead by a blast in the Zasyadko coal mine in Ukraine’s east, in an area controlled by rebels, according to media reports.More than 40 are thought to be trapped underground, Lentra.ru quotes a Donetsk People’s Republic official as saying. According to Vladimir Tsymbalenko, who oversees technology in...
Ukraine MPs Mull Setting Up ‘Parliament Police’ after Tuesday Fight
A Ukrainian lawmaker has proposed the creation of a “parliamentary police” after a new brawl that ended up violently on Tuesday, Russian media report.Dmitro Dobrodomov told Ukrainian TV channel 112 “serious fights” required the measure if such incidents are to be prevented in the future.The fight emerged as Oleg Lyashko,...
Russia, EU Representatives to Engage in Frank Talks over Ukraine
Russia’s Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev and EU TRade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom are to hold talks over the implementation of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. Representatives of Ukraine will not be present at the negotiations, ITAR TASS reported. Ulyukayev stated that he expects ” a frank conversation”...
Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Minsk Ceasefire, Nemtsov’s Murder
US State Secretary John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Geneva on Monday, as the UN Human Rights released its latest report on the death toll in Ukraine. According to the report, the number of people killed in eastern Ukraine since April 2014 surpassed the 6000 mark, despite the successive ceasefire agreements. The two...
