Section: Bulgaria
Russia to Deliver 500 000 Tonnes of Coal per month to Ukraine
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak has informed that the country is ready to supply up to one million tonnes of coal per month to Ukraine to help it solve its energy problems. Kozak, as cited by RIA Novosti, made clear that Russia would supply Ukraine with 500 000 tonnes of coal per month, with an option to double the deliveries, in case...
Ukraine Halts Crimea’s Electricity Supply
Crimea, which broke away from Ukraine in March, has been cut off from the county’s electricity supplies, officials say. The peninsula will now have to use energy from local generators and two thermal power plants to fulfill its needs. Crimean authorities have said they are still awaiting official explanation as to why supplies have bee...
Ukraine Peace Talks’ Friday Round ‘Canceled’
The next round of the Minsk talks between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels has been called off, according to Belarusian officials. A spokesman for the country’s Foreign Ministry is quoted by the BBC as saying “there wil be no contact group meeting today”, but stopped short of any specific reason. According to...
Donetsk Rebels Nationalizing Ukraine Companies in Donbass
All state-owned companies in Ukraine’s Donbass region have been de facto nationalized, rebels say. Alexander Zakharchenko, head of self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic’, has said in a press statement that in case of entities with “state participation” the rebel authorities are intending to “step...
Ukraine to Start Removing Artillery from Donbass
Kiev authorities have announced large-caliber artillery is to be drawn away from the country’s Donbass region starting after December 26, Friday. This will serve the purpose of setting up a 30-km safety zone, according to Russian news agency TASS, which cites the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s press office. Ukrainian authorities are now...
Russia Vows to Retaliate if NATO Expands Eastward
NATO’s expansion to the east could prompt Moscow to take “adequate” measures, Alexander Lukashevich, a spokesman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, has said. Russia’s official comments follow Ukraine’s move on Tuesday to abandon its neutral status with a prospect to seek NATO membership in the years to come. Kiev...
Patriarch Neofit Issues Christmas Blessing for Bulgarians across the Globe
Patriarch Neofit, the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is serving the traditional Christmas Day service at the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia. Neofit is casting a prayer for good health and long lives and with a blessing to all Bulgarian Orthodox Christians around the world. He has called for love and help for the sick and lonely...
Ukraine Temporarily Cuts off Electricity Supplies for Crimea
Ukraine temporarily cut off power supplies to Crimea on Wednesday after the Russian-annexed peninsula failed to curb consumption as required due to a power crisis, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry said. “Today electricity supplies to Crimea were shut off … just as would be done to any region of Ukraine,” a ministry representative told...
Ukraine’s Parliament Votes to Abandon Non-Aligned Status
Ukraine’s Parliament on Tuesday decided to abandon the country’s non-aligned status in favour of building closer ties with NATO. The bill, passed in a 303-8 vote, marks departure from the non-aligned status, which Ukraine adopted under strong Russian pressure in 2010. “Ukraine’s fight for its independence, territorial...
Losses to Bulgarian economy caused by Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Since the beginning of 2014 the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has significantly reduced export of Bulgarian goods to the region. Export-oriented companies from different sectors of the Bulgarian economy suffered losses. These are manufacturers of petroleum and bitumen materials, pharmaceutical companies, and agricultural producers. The...
