The Russian forces are opening a humanitarian corridor on May 5, 6 and 7, from 8 AM until 6 PM Moscow time, for the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel mills in Mariupol, the Russian TASS reports.
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to help save the lives of the remaining Ukrainians trapped in Azovstal. Russian forces have been storming the defenders of the plant and have entered the tunnels of the compound.
Eleven Russian attacks have been staved off in Donbas in the past 24 hours. The Ukrainian army has taken back control of several settlements in Mykolayiv and in Kherson region, the Ukrainian state news agency UNIAN reports.
Discussions of the European Commission’s proposals for a 6th package of economic sanctions against Russia are to begin at an EU ambassadors level on 5 May. Brussels is proposing the phasing out of the import of Russian oil within the space of 6 months. Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia have reservations regarding this deadline.
Yesterday’s pro-Ukrainian initiative to wrap the monument to the Soviet army in Sofia in Bulgarian and Ukrainian flags was interrupted in the evening by pro-Russian protesters. The police intervened to prevent clashes between the two protests
On Wednesday, the lowest temperatures will range between minus 8°C and minus 3°C, for Sofia around minus 7°C . During the day, snow showers in the northeastern regions will begin to stop, but in southeastern Bulgaria it will still snow in many places...
Career Foreign Service Officer Susan Falatko has arrived in Sofia on February 18 to assume the role of Chargé d’Affaires. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Falatko’s service includes assignments as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires at the..
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev convened today a meeting of the National Security Advisory Council, dedicated to the risks and threats to national security arising from the spread of narcotic and intoxicating substances among the younger generation and..
The Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism will work to create a map of important, but hard-to-reach tourist and cultural-historical sites. The goal is then to..
Bulgarian Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova will travel to Brussels to provide an update on Bulgaria’s progress towards euro area accession. The..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev named Sofia Airport after the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski, the press secretariat of the head of state announced...
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