Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill and Lukoil founder Vagit Alekperov have been removed from the draft 21st EU package of sanctions against Russia.

Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill and Lukoil founder Vagit Alekperov have been removed from the draft 21st EU package of sanctions against Russia.

The European Union will not impose sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and the chief of Russia’s largest private oil company, after Bulgaria vetoed the proposal.

Bulgaria succeeded in its opposition to blacklisting Patriarch Kirill and Vagit Alekperov, as both contentious names were removed from the EU sanctions package that remains under…

Bulgaria vetoes EU sanctions on Patriarch Kirill, hindering unified response. Russia entering Sloviansk by December 31, 2026 at 21.5% YES.

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova has said that the names of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill and Lukoil founder Vagit Alekperov have been removed from the…

The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church has been Putin’s confidant and has told soldiers that dying in Ukraine “washes away all sins.”

Bulgaria has successfully pushed the European Union to remove Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill and former Lukoil chief Vagit Alekperov from its proposed 21st sanctions package,…

Bulgaria has given its support for the European Union’s new sanctions package against Russia after several of Sofia’s objections were addressed during negotiations. Foreign…