Section: Bulgaria
Ukraine Attempts Anti-Putin Protest at G20
A Ukraine government plan to embarrass Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit failed Thursday when an Argentine company refused to erect a protest poster outside the meeting, AFP reports.Kiev planned to mount a giant billboard depicting a bleeding Kerch strait off Crimea where Russia’s capture on Sunday of three Ukrainian ships...
Bessarabian Bulgarian among Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia
Vladimir Varimez, a Bessarabian Bulgarian, is among the 24 Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia off the Crimean coast, Viktor Genchev, mayor of Banovka, Ukraine, the village 26-year old Varimez comes from, has confirmed for the Bulgarian National Radio. The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry confirmed that a Ukrainian citizen of Bulgarian origin, serving...
Trump Cancels Planned Putin Meeting
US President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin two days before they were scheduled to sit down on the sidelines of the G20 summit, reports CNN. The President pinned the cancellation on Russia’s refusal to release Ukrainian Navy ships and sailors seized during a maritime...
Bessarabian Bulgarian Among the Ukrainian Sailors Captured by Russia
Vladimir Varimez from the village of Bankovka is one of the 24 sailors who were arrested after three Ukrainian ships tried to cross the Kerch Strait, bTV reported. The information was confirmed by the mayor of the village Viktor Genchev. He added that Vladimir’s father is still in Bankovka, but it is possible at some point to leave for...
Analyst Explains Role of Different Countries in Turkish Stream
Earlier this week, Kommersant daily cited sources as saying that the Russian gas giant Gazprom announced plans to extend the Turkish Stream pipeline to Bulgaria, then Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia. The Bulgarian and Serbian routes are expected to be put in operation in 2020, followed by Hungary in 2021 and Slovakia in mid-2022, reports Sputnik....
BBC: Bulgarians Tweeting in Cyrillic Confused for Russian Bots
Cyrillic is an ancient script dating back more than 1,000 years with the earliest form of the alphabet emerging in Bulgaria in the 9th Century. But some Bulgarians have found their Twitter accounts suspended and tweets hidden because they are thought to be the work of Russian bots, as Russian also uses the Cyrillic alphabet. Bulgarian blogger...
Kiev: Three Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Clashes with pro-Russian Rebels
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a clashes with pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of the country, reports BGNS referring to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Initially, there was only one soldier killed, but the Security Office of the country (SBU) later confirmed that two other soldiers were killed by shots in the Lugansk region....
Square in honor of Dimitar Peshev unveiled in Kiev
In Kiev Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Ukraine Boyko Borissov and Volodymyr Groosman opened a square and unveiled a memorial in honour of Bulgarian politician Dimitar Peshev, who contributed to the rescue of Bulgarian Jews during the Second World War. PM Borissov thanked for the implementation of the initiative, and Groosman pointed out that the...
Real Madrid Beats Liverpool for another Champions League Trophy
As Liverpool ask what might have been, Gareth Bale and Real Madrid just go and do things so rarely seen. Zinedine Zidane’s side completed a feat for the ages in Kyiv by winning a third successive European Cup and fourth in five years, and that after a goal for the ages – if also a goalkeeping mistake for the ages. In a final score of...
Ukraine and Bulgaria will Build an International Road
Ukraine and Bulgaria will build an international road and cooperate in the field of education. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during his meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, writes Segodnia, quoted by Focus. In Ukraine, teachers will be preparing for the schools located in the places where Bulgarians...
