Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
New Ceasefire Agreement To Enter Into Force in Ukraine
A new ceasefire agreement must enter into force in Eastern Ukraine as of Monday, reported BNR. It was negotiated by the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine during a meeting at the Conference on Security in Munich. The diplomatic group known as the Normandy Four also agreed to launch a new round of political negotiations as of...
Putin Allows Recognition of Passports from Donetsk, Luhansk ‘Republics’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree which guarantees recognition of passports of nationals of so-called ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ and ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’, TASS news agency reports. According to the Kremlin’s website, both Ukrainian nationals and stateless persons in certain...
Bulgaria ‘Seeking South Stream Project Revival’
Bulgaria is seeking to take in part of the Ukrainian gas transit, the head of an influential private-sector engineering organization has said. With Russia considering a move to suspend gas transit via Ukraine, southern Europe and particularly Bulgaria would like to renew the South Stream gas pipeline project, Andrey Listovski, who heads the...
Bulgaria’s Defense Ministry Denies Having Signed MiG-29 Repair Contract
No fighter jet repair contract has been signed between Bulgaria and Russian aircraft company MiG over the past months, the Defense Ministry in Sofia has said. Its remarks follow reports by TASS news agency, which quoted the head of MiG as saying at an international defense expo that such a deal was sealed at the end of 2016 about aircraft in...
Trump ‘Expects’ Russia Should Give Crimea Back to Ukraine – Official
White House Spokesperson Sean Spicer said on Tuesday US President Donald Trump expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine. At a daily news briefing, Spicer told reporters “President Trump has made it very clear that he expects the Russian government to de-escalate violence in the Ukraine and return Crimea.” However, Trump also...
Bulgaria’s Trade with Non-EU Countries Dipped in 2016
Exports to third countries shrank by 5.9% in 2016 compared to the previous year, national statistics show.The amount exported for that time was BGN 14.957 B, with Turkey, China, Macedonia, Serbia, Russia and the US being the main non-EU partners for Bulgarian goods, according to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).These...
Bulgaria’s Trade with Third Countries Dipped in 2016
Exports to third countries shrank by 5.9% in 2016 compared to the previous year, national statistics show.The amount exported for that time was BGN 14.957 B, with Turkey, China, Macedonia, Serbia, Russia and the US being the main non-EU partners for Bulgarian goods, according to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).These...
OSCE: Civil Population in Eastern Ukraine in Dire Straits
The situation of the civil population in eastern Ukraine is reaching critical levels in the regions affected by the escalation in fighting between government forces in Kiev and pro-Russian separatists, stated Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, who is currently chairman of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Kurz...
Poroshenko Will Call NATO Membership Referendum in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has told a German newspaper he considers calling a referendum on whether his country should join NATO.In an interview with German daily Berliner Morgenpost, he has said the will of Ukrainians must be taken into account, citing an increase in support among Ukrainians for joining the alliance.”Four years...
Moscow: Hungary Could Join North Stream, Turkish Stream
In the near future, Hungary could join the projects of Gazprom North stream and Turkish Stream, announced Yuri Ushakov, aide to Russia’s President on the eve of Putin’s visit to Budapest. “I would like to point out the fair prospects for strengthening cooperation between Russia and Hungary in the oil-gas sphere: deliveries from Russia...
