- 19 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityBulgaria
Bulgaria approves repairs to Ukrainian military equipment, not military aid
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament voted on Wednesday to allow repairs of Ukrainian heavy military equipment and seek ways to help Ukrainian exports of grains and electricity, sidestepping proposals to…
U.S. to provide Stryker army company to NATO battlegroup in Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) -The United States has agreed to provide a Stryker mechanized infantry company for Bulgaria's battlegroup under NATO's drive to bolster its eastern flank after Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…
Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's foreign ministry said on Friday it had declared 10 Russian diplomats "persona non grata" and given them 72 hours to leave the Balkan country over what…
Bulgarian defence minister sacked over Ukraine rhetoric
SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on Monday fired Defence Minister Stefan Yanev for his reluctance to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a war, reiterating that Sofia…
Spain will send four fighter jets and 130 troops to Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) - Spain will send four warplanes and 130 troops to Bulgaria this week for air policing tasks amid tensions over the Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border,…
Bulgaria says it decides on its defence with NATO allies
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria decides on its defence plans in coordination with its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Friday after Russia said…
Russia wants NATO forces to leave Romania, Bulgaria – foreign ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The security guarantees that Russia seeks from the West include provisions requiring NATO forces to leave Romania and Bulgaria, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday. Moscow…
NATO troop deployment not needed in Bulgaria -defence minister
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria does not see a need for deployment of NATO troops on its territory as a response to Russia's troop build-up near the border with Ukraine, its…
NATO general wants alliance troops in Bulgaria, Romania – Der Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO's top general has suggested the alliance should establish a military presence in Bulgaria and Romania following Russia's troop build-up near the border with Ukraine, German newspaper…
EU states reassert membership promise to six Balkan states
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments reaffirmed on Tuesday their promise to allow six Balkan countries to one day join the bloc, nudging the EU towards finally opening talks with…
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ by Bulgarian president’s Crimea comments
SOFIA (Reuters) - The United States has expressed deep concern over comments by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev that the Crimean Peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 is "Russian",…
Bulgaria sends 350 troops to its borders to stop migrant inflows
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has deployed 350 troops and military equipment to strengthen controls along its borders with Turkey and Greece to prevent migrant inflows, the defence ministry said on…
