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Bangladeshi sailor among 10 rescued from drone-hit oil tanker off Bulgarian coast
08 Dec 2025 20:41 GMT
… (8 December) after a Bulgarian Coast Guard team airlifted them … the vessel as part of Russia';s "shadow … vessel then drifted into Bulgarian waters, leaving the crew stuck … several days, they repeatedly called Bulgarian authorities for help but received …
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Bulgaria Seeks Answers as First of Crew is Removed from Sanctioned Tanker
08 Dec 2025 20:04 GMT
… but according to reports, Bulgarian officials were able to … Indonesia, and Myanmar.
Bulgarian officials also met with the … the fire-damaged tanker. Bulgarian officials confirmed the earlier … activities in the Russian oil trade.
Bulgarian officials are hopeful …
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Why Bulgaria's government is shaking amid country's euro transition and what it means for Ukraine
08 Dec 2025 19:16 GMT
… the arguments of "Putin’s friends," whose … Despite resistance from the pro-Russian opposition, all necessary EU … We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) bloc, … the 2026 presidential election, Bulgarians may also be choosing a …
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Bangladeshi sailor rescued from MT Kairos off Bulgarian coast
08 Dec 2025 18:28 GMT
… , drifting uncontrollably off the Bulgarian coast, had its crew … Egypt’s Suez Port to Russia’s Novorossiysk, was struck … adverse weather until it entered Bulgarian waters.
With the engine … calls for assistance from Bulgarian authorities brought no immediate …
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EU Plans €210B Ukraine Loan Backed by Frozen Russian Assets
08 Dec 2025 17:44 GMT
… for Ukraine funded by frozen Russian assets, according to internal … ($216 billion) in frozen Russian assets held by Euroclear. Another … actually undermining the Russian autocrat’s ambitions, Moscow is also losing … 1.4B / $1.6B), Bulgaria (€1.2B / $1.4B …
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Mass protests in Bulgaria threaten government, euro entry and EU defence plans
08 Dec 2025 15:18 GMT
… meeting the convergence criteria, Bulgaria received EU approval earlier this … formal ties with Russia’s ruling United Russia party, has relaunched … expected to grow after Sofia and German defence group … Euro-Atlantic forces in Sofia and a stronger showing …
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US data shows Europe, not India, drove Russian oil revenues during Ukraine war
08 Dec 2025 14:53 GMT
… of crude oil from Moscow. However, newly released … Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary and Serbia purchased Russian … purchased significant quantities of Russian energy nor provided substantial … President Vladimir Putin’s war by increasing Russian oil …
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Sanctioned tanker stranded off Bulgarian coast
08 Dec 2025 13:58 GMT
… Turkish officials confirmed.
The Bulgarian News Agency, the country’ … then towed into Bulgarian waters, before Bulgarian authorities saw the … the Bulgarian coast by winds and the current.
Russia likely … the full article here
Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration …
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Bulgaria Approaches Turkiye for Clarification on Oil Tanker's Entry in Bulgarian Waters
08 Dec 2025 13:57 GMT
… indicate movement toward the Bulgarian coast, entry into Bulgarian territorial waters, and … provide full information to the Bulgarian authorities promptly.
The Foreign Ministry … , especially in the context of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine …
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Politico: Bulgaria Among EU States Pressured to Back Ukraine Loan with €1.2B Guarantee
08 Dec 2025 13:08 GMT
… to Ukraine funded by frozen Russian assets, Politico’s Brussels edition … EU’s common budget.
For Bulgaria, the guarantee for the Ukrainian … over five years. The frozen Russian assets — most of which … opposes the use of the Russian assets and is demanding …