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      Bulgaria – alluring destination for scuba divers
      Nov26

      Bulgaria – alluring destination for scuba divers

      Tourists have been coming to Bulgaria from abroad eager to see shipwrecks in the country’s territorial waters. Diving and underwater exploration has been growing more and more popular among Bulgarians as well. For example, at the initiative of the Scuba Diving Centre in Varna, in May 2011, the government airplane used by Todor Zhivkov, a...

      Crimea in the dark in Ukraine power row
      Nov26

      Crimea in the dark in Ukraine power row

      Crimea in the dark in sabotage row …read more Source:...

      Ukraine-Russia trade war escalates
      Nov25

      Ukraine-Russia trade war escalates

      Gas supplies between the two neighbours also halted …read more Source: Financial...

      Ukraine’s Arseniy Yatsenyuk announces ban on Russian transit flights – video
      Nov25

      Ukraine’s Arseniy Yatsenyuk announces ban on Russian transit flights – video

      Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraine’s prime minister, says all Russian flights have been banned from operating over Ukrainian airspace. Speaking in Kiev on Wednesday, Yatsenyuk said the matter is one of national security and that Russia might use Ukrainian airspace for ‘provocations’. He says the move was a response to what he called the...

      Ukraine and Russia clash again over gas pricing
      Nov25

      Ukraine and Russia clash again over gas pricing

      Another round in the almost annual row over gas pricing has begun between Russia and Ukraine. Russian exporter Gazprom has announced its halting… …read more Source:...

      Kiev should act to end Crimea blockade
      Nov25

      Kiev should act to end Crimea blockade

      Ukraine must not lose moral high ground in its conflict with Russia …read more Source: Financial...

      [Ticker] Ukraine airspace closed to Russian planes, gas flow stops
      Nov25

      [Ticker] Ukraine airspace closed to Russian planes, gas flow stops

      Gazprom shut off gas supplies to Ukraine on Wednesday because of payment issues, according to Alexei Miller, the chief of the Russian company. According to Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk, however, Ukraine itself decided to stop buying Russian gas. Yatsenyuk also announced Ukraine would close its airspace to Russian planes. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine Stops Buying Russian Gas, Closes Airspace to Russia
      Nov25

      Ukraine Stops Buying Russian Gas, Closes Airspace to Russia

      BELGRADE – Ukraine has closed its airspace to all Russian planes and stopped buying Russian natural gas after exporter Gazprom announced it …read more Source:...

      Bulgaria Reports No Change in Russian Gas Supply, Transit Volumes
      Nov25

      Bulgaria Reports No Change in Russian Gas Supply, Transit Volumes

      Bulgaria said on Wednesday that supplies of Russian natural gas to the country and the volumes for transit to its neighbours are flowing normally – several hours after Russia said it has stopped supplying gas to Ukraine. Bulgaria, which is almost entirely dependent on Russia for its gas imports, receives them via a transit pipeline crossing...

      PM Borissov: pressure along gas pipeline to Bulgaria down
      Nov25

      PM Borissov: pressure along gas pipeline to Bulgaria down

      Pressure along the gas pipeline to Bulgaria is down after Russia has cut off gas supplies to Ukraine. A meeting has been called in Sofia to discuss the problem and Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has briefed the meeting about the situation. Premier Boyko Borissov who is on a visit to China has said that Bulgaria has taken precautions to avoid...