Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Putin Considers War with Ukraine Impossible, Has No Imperial Ambitions
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed a possible war between Moscow and Kiev and said that he did not harbour any ambitions of reviving the Russian empire. These statement were made during the annual televised question and answer session, which was held on Thursday. Putin answered a total of 90 questions during the “Direct Line with Vladimir...
Famous Journalists Shot Dead in Ukraine’s Capital Kiev
Two famous Ukrainian journalists have been shot dead in Kiev, as announced by local media. The names of the killed men are Oles Buzina and Sergei Suhobok, OFF News reported. The former has been shot mere minutes ago in the yard fo his home, as announced by the Deputy Chair of the Right sector party, Anna Demit. The information has been confirmed...
TripAdvisor Names Bulgaria’s Sofia Cheapest City for Hotel Stays
Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is the No 1. city in terms of cheap hotel stay, a recent report reads.With a one-night hotel stay (including room service) in Sofia costing USD 126.04 on average, the biggest Bulgarian city comes first in the TripAdvisor TripIndex Room Service report.According to TripAdvisor’s comparison, this is a quarter of...
Turkish Stream Route Might Be Extended – Russia Energy Min
Greece, Macedonia, Sergia, Hungary and Austria might be included into the route of the so-called “Turkish Stream” pipeline project, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has said. Novak explained in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV channel on Tuesday that Moscow is leading active talks with countries where infrastructure for the gas...
Russia Needs to Help End Ukraine Conflict to Rejoin G7, Steinmeier Says
Russia’s return to the group of leading industrialised nations hinges on its assistance to efforts to put an an end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said. Speaking ahead of the start of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers in Luebeck, in northern Germany,...
Fighting Picks up in Eastern Ukraine Despite Renewed Effort to Enforce Ceasefire
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated over the past 24 hours, leaving six government troops dead and 12 wounded, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Tuesday. Fighting including heavy shelling broke out late on Monday evening and continued in the early hours of Tuesday on the outskirts of Donetsk, the pro-Russian separatists’...
Bulgaria’s Tourism Reports 9% Growth for 2014/2015 Winter Season
Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova boasted about a successful 2014/2015 winter season (December-February), stressing that the period had brought growth of over 9%, with the number of tourists increasing by nearly 80 000. In an interview for Trud daily, Angelkova made clear that tourism revenues had increased by BGN 34 M during...
Ukraine, Russia Agree to Urge Weapons Withdrawal in Donbass
Moscow and Kiev representatives have agreed to demand the continued withdrawal of weapons in Eastern Ukraine in a new multilateral meeting aimed at winding down tensions.During talks in Berlin attended by Foreign Ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, the parties struck a deal to include in their demands mortars, tanks and heavy...
Russia Likely to End Gas Transit via Ukraine in 2019
It is very likely for Russia to renounce transportation of gas through the network of Ukraine, Russian Economy Minister Alexander Novak has said. On Sunday Novak was quoted by news agency RIA as saying that Moscow would put all its effort in building the infrastructure of the so-called “Turkish Stream” gas project that is to pump gas...
Turkish Stream, South Stream Costs Comparable, Energy Official Says
The cost of the future Turkish Stream gas pipeline project is comparable to the cost of the abandoned South Stream project, according to Gurkan Kumbaroglu, President-Elect of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). “We have not yet finished all the calculations. I think the cost is comparable to the cost of the South...
