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      CNN: US Makes Preparations to Sail Warship into Black Sea Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions
      Dec07

      CNN: US Makes Preparations to Sail Warship into Black Sea Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions

      The US has begun making the necessary preparations to sail a warship into the Black Sea, a move that comes amid heightened tensions in the region following Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian ships and detention of Ukrainian sailors. The US military has requested that the State Department notify Turkey of its possible plans to sail a warship into...

      Martial law brings further unease after Russian attack on Ukraine
      Dec07

      Martial law brings further unease after Russian attack on Ukraine

      Russian ships last month rammed, opened fire on and then seized three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea, triggering fears of an potential invasion. …read more Source:...

      Bulgarian PM: The Black Sea Should be a Place For Tourism, For Gas Pipelines, not For Warships
      Dec07

      Bulgarian PM: The Black Sea Should be a Place For Tourism, For Gas Pipelines, not For Warships

      ”The conflict in the Black Sea is a conflict that common sense should not allow”, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told the media in parliament, BGNES reported. ”The Black Sea should be a place for tourism, for gas pipelines, not for warships. There are currently no warships in the Black Sea”, Boyko Borissov added on the...

      Bulgaria Has Not Received Information About Increased NATO Presence in Black Sea
      Dec07

      Bulgaria Has Not Received Information About Increased NATO Presence in Black Sea

      ”We have not received any information that the USA intends to sail more warships into the Black Sea in connection with the situation in Ukraine”, Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov announced, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio. ”Warships of Non-Black Sea powers may not remain in the...

      OSCE: Cerar urges de-escalation in Azov Sea
      Dec06

      OSCE: Cerar urges de-escalation in Azov Sea

      In his address to the OSCE meeting in Milan on Thursday, Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Miro Cerar expressed concern over the escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine in the Azov Sea, calling for a peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law and by respecting countries sovereignty and territorial integrity....

      Bulgaria has not received information about increased NATO presence in Black Sea
      Dec06

      Bulgaria has not received information about increased NATO presence in Black Sea

      We have not received any information that the USA intends to sail more warships into the Black Sea in connection with the situation in Ukraine, Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov announced. Warships of Non-Black Sea powers may not remain in the Black Sea longer than 21 days, the Montreux Convention...

      Mikhail Fridman shows the downside of being a Russian oligarch
      Dec06

      Mikhail Fridman shows the downside of being a Russian oligarch

      Steering a tricky path ONE QUESTION, with two meanings, has bookended Vladimir Putin’s reign: who’s next? As he tamed Russia’s tycoons in the early 2000s, Moscow’s power-brokers wondered whom he would next dispatch to exile or prison. After the dismemberment of Ukraine, the question took on a new connotation: who will be...

      Ukraine to abolish partnership agreement with Russia
      Dec06

      Ukraine to abolish partnership agreement with Russia

      Ukraine’s parliament has supported the decision of President Petro Poroshenko to abolish the friendship, cooperation and partnership agreement with Russia.”The agreement on friendship, cooperation and partnership between Ukraine and Russia will be abolished on April 1, 2019,” TASS is reporting, citing the proposal. …read...

      U.S. military carries out Open Skies flight over Ukraine
      Dec06

      U.S. military carries out Open Skies flight over Ukraine

      The U.S. military said on Thursday it carried out an “extraordinary” flight over Ukraine under the Open Skies Treaty to reaffirm its commitment to the country after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels off Crimea. …read more Source:...

      Foreign Minister asks Russia to obey international law
      Dec06

      Foreign Minister asks Russia to obey international law

      Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, took part in the 25th Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Milan on December 6, using the opportunity to re-state Latvia”s strong support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. …read more Source:...