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 draft of the 21st EU package of sanctions against Russia, allowing Bulgaria to fully support the package.

Bulgaria will not block the European Union’s 21st package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, despite having several reservations about specific measures included in the…

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.