Section: Bulgaria
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”...
1878 Liberation opened doors for European development of Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, National Day March 3 is Liberation Day. This day finally dawned following five centuries of Ottoman domination in the Bulgarian lands and after many years of spiritual revival and national-liberation struggles. Those struggles peaked in the 1876 April Uprising. It was not an isolated act of despair but part of a deep crisis in...
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...
Bulgaria Regrets Russia’s Decision to Quit South Stream – Ambassador
Bulgaria regrets Moscow’s decision to stop work on the South Stream gas pipeline, according to Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Russia Boyko Kotsev. Stressing Bulgaria’s reliability as a participant in the gas pipeline project, Kotsev, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency, informs that the Bulgarian companies involved in the...
Tens of Thousands March in Moscow to Honour Murdered Boris Nemtsov
Tens of thousands of people marched in central Moscow on Sunday afternoon to honour the memory of the murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. Moscow police said some 21,000 people took part in the march. The organisers put the turnout at tens of thousands. Opposition supporters gathered at a point not far from the Kremlin. The march...
Estonia Votes in General Election Overshadowed by Fears over Russia
Estonia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday marked by concerns over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Nearly a quarter of Estonia’s population of 1.3 million is ethnic Russian and the pro-Moscow Centre Party is expected to do well in the vote, but the partners in the current governing coalition – the centrist Reform party...
Thousands Expected to March in Moscow in Memory of Nemtsov
Thousands of people are expected to gather in Moscow on Sunday afternoon to honour the memory of assassinated Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. Opposition supporters plan to march from central Moscow to the Great Moskvoretsky Bridge near the Kremlin where Nemtsov was shot dead on Friday. Moscow city authorities had approved the march...
