"Bulgaria will ask Patriarch Kirill to be removed from the sanction package," Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.

Bulgaria has stated its objection to the European Union's 21st sanctions package against Russia over plans to include Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on…

Bulgaria has objected to the inclusion of Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill in the EU’s proposed 21st sanctions package against Russia, diplomats told European…