SOFIA — Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on Monday demanded the dismissal of his defense minister for taking a soft line on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine in a political showdown that exposes Sofia as a key front line in Moscow’s push for influence inside the EU. Defense Read more…
At an extraordinary sitting of the Council of Ministers, the government will discuss the resignation of Defense Minister Stefan Yanev and it will be voted on at an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly. This was announced by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov in an extraordinary statement at the Council of Read more…
Russian forces have entered from the north, south and east and there are reports of deaths at military bases and explosions near major cities. The EU says Vladimir Putin has brought war back to Europe. Source: Ukraine-Russia crisis: Ukraine: Russia has launched full-scale invasion – BBC News
Vehicles and about 125 personnel from US Army Europe will cross into Bulgaria at the Romanian border and travel to the Novo Selo training ground on February 22 and 24, according to statements by Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry and US Army Europe. While crossing Bulgaria, the US convoy will be escorted Read more…
The Ministers of Defense of Bulgaria and Spain arrived at Graf Ignatievo Air Base today. They will inspect the joint airspace guard performed by MiG-29 and Eurofighter Typhoonfighters. The crews of 4 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters and another 130 members of the Spanish contingent are already based and certified in Bulgaria Read more…
A large number of armored vehicles have been spotted on the territory of the DonetskPeople’s Republic, Interfax reported. Putin Recognizes the Donetsk and Luhansk Republics as Independent States The publication quoted eyewitnesses as saying that two columns of armored vehicles were located on the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic Read more…
Leaders of Russian-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine announced a general military mobilization today after yesterday ordering women and children to be evacuated to southern Russia over the threat of conflict, Reuters reported. The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, said in a video statement that Read more…
The implementation of joint tasks on enhanced airspace protection (Air Policing) by the Bulgarian and Spanish Air Forces begins with an official ceremony on Thursday. This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Defense. The event, which will take place at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, will be Read more…
In connection with the Russian State Duma’s call for recognition of the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk and the verbal note received from the Ukrainian Embassy in Sofia, the Foreign Ministry said: • The Republic of Bulgaria has consistently supported Ukraine‘s sovereignty and territorial integrity in its international affairs. Read more…
Russia has deployed up to 7,000 additional troops on the border with Ukraine, some of whom arrived yesterday, a senior White House official was quoted as saying by AFP. The agency notes that the statement came after Moscow announced it had begun a partial withdrawal of its forces from the Read more…