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U.S. defense secretary adds Bulgaria stop to European trip

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is adding a stop in Bulgaria to a trip to Europe this week that will be focused on bolstering NATO allies as a war rages on its eastern borders in Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Reuters

EU to keep talking with Bulgaria until enlargement spat solved, Borrell says

The European Commission will continue talking to Bulgaria to get its approval for accepting North Macedonia into the bloc, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: Civilian convoy leaves besieged Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 14: Attempts to evacuate civilians and deliver humanitarian aid has failed for several days.

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Eastern Europe Embraces Ukraine Refugees as Workforce

Eastern European countries are embracing the millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion as a potential workforce but analysts warn it be challenging to integrate them all. Some 2.5 million people have already fled Ukraine, according to the United Nations, which calls it Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bulgaria to host up to eight Dutch fighter jets and 200 troops

NATO member Bulgaria will host up to eight Dutch warplanes and 200 troops to help it with its air policing tasks amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a government decision showed on Friday.

Reuters

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: the vengeful gods of Ambridge conspire

Just as Alice was rallying, her ex and her best friend fell into bed, with implications worse than social speed-dating at the Bull. And can someone please stop Kirsty moving to Bulgaria?

The Guardian - UK

Bulgaria may seek exception to any EU sanctions on Russian gas and oil

Bulgaria supports sanctions on Russia as a means to halting its invasion of Ukraine, but will likely seek an exception on banning Russian natural gas and oil imports if such a proposal is put forward, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Monday.

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Ex-Fox director charged on Russia ties

Prosecutors found evidence in an unpublished memoir by John Hanick, who spent 15 years working for Rupert Murdoch

Salon

Peter Andre says 'this is the life' as he enjoys snowy break with daughter Princess

Peter Andre was one proud dad as he enjoyed some family time with his kids and wife Emily as his daughter Princess showed off her impressive skiing skills on the slopes of Bulgaria

Daily Mirror

Putin’s Nuclear Comments Lead to Rush for Iodine in Central Europe

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's comments that Moscow's nuclear deterrent is on high alert have unleashed a wave of anxiety in Central Europe, with people rushing to buy iodine which they believe may protect them from radiation. From Poland to Bulgaria, people living in the former Soviet-era satellite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Refugees See Double Standards in Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainians

Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighboring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe. Watching European nations open their arms to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in less than a week, the…

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Russia to retaliate for diplomats' expulsion from Bulgaria - TASS

Russia will respond in kind to the expulsion of two of its diplomats from Bulgaria, TASS cited the Russian embassy in Sofia as saying on Wednesday.

Reuters

Arab refugees see double standards in Europe's embrace of Ukrainians

Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighbouring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe.

Reuters

Bulgaria expels two Russian diplomats over spying allegations -foreign minister

Bulgaria has given two Russian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country over accusations of spying, Foreign Minister Teodora Ganchovska said on Wednesday.

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Bulgaria accuses Russian diplomat of alleged spying; general being investigated

Bulgaria's prosecutors said on Wednesday that a Russian diplomat was involved in alleged espionage in the country and that they had informed the foreign ministry.

Evening Standard

Met Police criticised over case of UK paedophile in Bulgaria

The Metropolitan Police have been criticised for a “dereliction of duty” over failing to investigate a British paedophile who has been on the run since 2017.

Reuters

Russian tourists stranded in Bulgaria by flight ban

Hundreds of Russian skiers are stranded in Bulgaria's mountain resorts and wondering how they can return home after Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted the European Union to close its airspace to all Russian planes.

The Conversation

Ukraine invasion: why eight Nato members triggered article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty

In the 73 years since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was founded, member nations have activated article 4 of its founding treaty only half a dozen times. The latest instance was on February 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Eight Nato members – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia,…

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Bulgaria nominates replacement for defence minister sacked over Ukraine

Bulgaria's ambassador to NATO, Dragomir Zakov has been nominated as defence minister, the parliamentary speaker said on Tuesday, after the government sacked his predecessor over his refusal to call the Russian invasion of Ukraine a war.

The Independent UK

Ukraine set to receive 70 fighter jets from EU nations, officials say

EU member states Bulgaria, Slovakia and Poland are providing MiG-29 and Su-25 planes to Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bulgarian Defense Minister Sacked over Ukraine Rhetoric

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on Monday fired Defense Minister Stefan Yanev for his reluctance to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a war, reiterating that Sofia would speak in one voice with the European Union. Petkov said his centrist coalition government would ask parliament on Tuesday to approve…

Reuters

Bulgaria evacuates its embassy staff from Kyiv

Bulgaria said it is evacuating its embassy staff from the Ukraine capital Kyiv after evacuating the staff from its consular office in Odessa, Foreign Minister Teodora Ganchovska said on Monday.

Reuters

Bulgaria evacuates consular staff from Ukraine's Odessa

Bulgaria has evacuated the staff of its consular mission in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Europe Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees — Others, Not So Much

They file into neighboring countries by the hundreds of thousands — refugees from Ukraine clutching children in one arm, belongings in the other. And they’re being heartily welcomed, by leaders of countries like Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania. But while the hospitality has been applauded, it has also highlighted…

Reuters

Bulgarian defence minister to be sacked over Ukraine rhetoric

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Monday he would propose the dismissal of Defence Minister Stefan Yanev after Yanev's reluctance to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a war prompted calls for his removal.

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