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 Minister Velislava Petrova said in Brussels that Russian Patriarch Kirill and businessman Vagit Alekperov were removed from the proposed list, allowing Bulgaria to back the measures.

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…

La Bulgaria ha ottenuto che il patriarca Kirill e Vagit Alekperov non fossero inseriti nella lista nera, e i loro nomi sono stati tolti dal pacchetto di sanzioni Ue ancora in…

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…

Velislava Petrova-Chamova told Euronews that the EU’s sanctions against Russia should have a financial impact and not be a symbolic instrument – and that this, among other…

Velislava Petrova-Chamova ha dichiarato che le sanzioni dell’UE contro la Russia devono avere un impatto finanziario, non solo simbolico. Per questo Sofia ha sostenuto la…

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said that Sofia defended its national interests during discussions on the European Union’s 21st package of sanctions against Russia, while the…