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Monument to the Ukrainian soldiers who died for the freedom of Bulgaria (2006), Sea Garden in Varna, Bulgaria. Modern relations between Bulgaria and Ukraine as independent nations began only in the final stages of World War I, when the Kingdom of Bulgaria established official diplomatic relations with the newly independent Ukrainian People's Republic, following the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on ...
Farmers across Bulgaria protested Monday after the government lifted a ban on food products from Ukraine, complaining that the move will cause an influx that drives down prices for local growers.
Ukraine and Bulgaria are united by ethnic, linguistic and religious components, traditional economic, trade and cultural-historical ties. Bulgaria is an important market for Ukrainian products and the largest trade and economic partner of Ukraine in the Balkan region. In 2017, foreign trade between Ukraine and Bulgaria demonstrated growth dynamics.
Bulgaria relies on imported oil and natural gas (most of which comes from Russia), together with domestic generation of electricity from coal-powered and hydro plants, and the Kozloduy nuclear plant. Bulgaria imports 97% of its natural gas from Russia. [72] The economy remains energy-intensive because conservation practices have developed slowly.
After Bulgaria, Cameron will visit Poland before attending the Munich Security Conference, where he is expected to urge allies to boost defense production for Ukraine. ... where he is expected to ...
Pollsters expect that voters’ fatigue and disillusionment with the political system will result in low turnout and a fragmented parliament where populist and pro-Russia groups could increase ...
One of the first challenges of the new government was the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In February, defense minister Yanev was dismissed after he denied to call the invasion war, instead using the term "special military operation" as was used by Russia. [33] BSP also threatened to leave the government if Bulgaria sent military aid to Ukraine. [34]
Western leaders have sworn to stand by Ukraine as long as they need to defeat Russia's full-scale invasion of Feb. 24 2022, and Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov arrived in Kyiv on Monday to ...