Bulgaria

Participation of Bulgaria in the Russo-Ukrainian war

26 February 2022 - Bulgaria has closed the skies to Russian planes

18 March 2022 - Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats at once

19 March 2022 - Bulgaria will not buy gas from Gazprom from 2023

25 March 2022 - The President of Bulgaria called for the urgent purchase of fighters

28 March 2022 - Turkey has discovered another mine in the Black Sea near the Bulgarian border

1 April 2022 - Bulgaria expels first secretary of Russian embassy on suspicion of espionage

9 April 2022 - The embassy of the Russian Federation was painted in Bulgaria

14 April 2022 - The Bulgarian government could fall apart if the country decides to send weapons to Ukraine

17 April 2022 - Bulgaria has banned Russian ships from entering Russian ports as part of EU sanctions

24 April 2022 - The Russians kidnapped the Bulgarian consul in occupied Melitopol

25 April 2022 - The Prime Minister of Bulgaria has initiated a campaign to collect donations for Ukraine

26 April 2022 - Russia also suspends gas supplies to Bulgaria

28 April 2022 - Zelensky will repair Ukrainian military equipment in Bulgaria

28 April 2022 - The Prime Minister of Bulgaria is convinced that Ukraine will win the war with Russia

29 April 2022 - Borrel is shocked by the Russian strikes on Kyiv, where the UN Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria were present

4 May 2022 - Bulgaria will repair Ukrainian military equipment, but will not provide weapons

5 May 2022 - Bulgaria will ask the EU to remove it from the oil embargo against Russia

9 May 2022 - Demanding an exception, Bulgaria has threatened to block EU oil sanctions

11 May 2022 - Most Bulgarians fear that Russia will attack their country

11 May 2022 - Bulgaria agrees to supply gas from US at lower prices than Gazprom

3 June 2022 - Bulgaria says it will never negotiate with Gazprom again

3 June 2022 - Half of the population of Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia do not consider Russia primarily to blame for the war

7 June 2022 - Prime Minister of Bulgaria: we will not give weapons to Ukraine, we are already helping enough

19 June 2022 - Bulgaria has started receiving gas from Azerbaijan to replace Russian gas

28 June 2022 - Bulgaria expels 70 Russian spies who worked at the Russian embassy

30 June 2022 - The Russian Federation threatened Bulgaria with a break in diplomatic relations due to the expulsion of 70 spy diplomats

1 July 2022 - An anchor mine was discovered in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria

4 July 2022 - Bulgarian authorities: Russia regularly pays public figures to spread propaganda

6 July 2022 - Bulgaria blocked the salaries of Russian diplomats

1 August 2022 - The Bulgarian government approved the contract on the supply of liquefied gas from the USA

5 August 2022 - Russia expels 14 Bulgarian diplomats

5 August 2022 - Bulgaria sent 4,200 tons of weapons to Ukraine - the supplies went secretly through Poland

22 August 2022 - Bulgaria announced the inevitability of negotiations on the restoration of Russian gas supplies

29 August 2022 - Bulgaria has started negotiations with the Russian Federation on gas, but denies a change in foreign policy

12 September 2022 - The Embassy of Bulgaria has returned to Kyiv

23 September 2022 - Bulgarians consider high prices dangerous for the war in Ukraine - survey

29 September 2022 - The head of the Ministry of Defense of Bulgaria: while I am in office, Ukraine will not receive heavy weapons

1 October 2022 - A gas pipeline has started operating between Greece and Bulgaria, which will increase supplies of non-Russian gas

3 October 2022 - The President of Bulgaria is against the accelerated accession of Ukraine to NATO

27 October 2022 - Moldova and Bulgaria signed a gas pumping contract

3 November 2022 - The Parliament of Bulgaria unblocked the supply of military aid to Ukraine

27 November 2022 - Protests against military aid to Ukraine were held in several Bulgarian cities

9 December 2022 - The Parliament of Bulgaria approved the supply of weapons to Ukraine

19 December 2022 - The Minister of Defense of Bulgaria arrived on a visit to Ukraine

9 February 2023 - Bulgaria is ready to impose nuclear sanctions against the Russian Federation and wants an end to the war - the president

6 March 2023 - It was announced that Bulgaria sent weapons worth $1 billion to Ukraine through intermediaries

7 March 2023 - In Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, after many years of debate, they decided to remove a huge monument to the Soviet Army

7 March 2023 - In Bulgaria, military aid to Ukraine was recognized as constitutional

9 March 2023 - France, Hungary and Bulgaria block sanctions against the nuclear power industry of the Russian Federation

29 March 2023 - Bulgaria does not join the EU plan to purchase ammunition for Ukraine, because it does not have 155 caliber ammunition

11 April 2023 - Bulgaria does not plan to transfer MiG-29s to Ukraine for free, but is discussing their replacement

11 April 2023 - Bulgaria issues passports to Russians every day

16 April 2023 - Bulgaria is considering banning the import of grain from Ukraine

19 April 2023 - Bulgaria banned the import of food from Ukraine

21 April 2023 - Russia's ambassador to Bulgaria violated the Vienna Convention by declaring support for a pro-Russian candidate

21 April 2023 - A court in Moscow arrested the Bulgarian journalist and head of Bellingcat Hristo Grozev in absentia

27 April 2023 - Bulgarian Foreign Minister: We are facing unprecedented hybrid attacks from Russia

1 May 2023 - The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office has decided to check how the government is implementing EU sanctions against Russia

4 May 2023 - Bulgaria cancels the ban on Ukrainian agricultural imports

5 June 2023 - Only 40% of residents of Slovakia, 46% of Bulgaria, and 54% of Hungary believe in the Russian attack on Ukraine

6 June 2023 - Bulgaria's new pro-European government has confirmed that it will help Ukraine with weapons

15 June 2023 - Bulgaria wants to help Ukraine with artillery shells within the framework of the EU plan

20 June 2023 - A network of hundreds of garbage sites spreading Russian disinformation was discovered in Bulgaria

20 June 2023 - The President of Bulgaria considers it a mistake to help Ukraine with artillery shells

20 June 2023 - The public broadcaster of Bulgaria started showing news in Ukrainian for the first time

26 June 2023 - Bulgaria approved a new package of military aid to Ukraine

27 June 2023 - The leader of Bulgaria's pro-Russian party called for the destruction of opponents

4 July 2023 - Bulgaria is forming a new aid package for Ukraine

6 July 2023 - Zelensky arrived in Bulgaria

6 July 2023 - The Parliament of Bulgaria supported Ukraine's membership in NATO after the war

16 July 2023 - The President of Bulgaria said that Ukraine "insists on war" and Europe "pays for everything"

16 July 2023 - Russian hackers attacked the website of the Bulgarian parliament because of aid to Ukraine

18 July 2023 - Exports of Bulgarian weapons increased by 200% after the start of the war in Ukraine

19 July 2023 - A man was detained in Bulgaria for threatening to kill the defense minister because of his support for Ukraine

19 July 2023 - Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia want the EU to extend the moratorium on the import of Ukrainian grain

21 July 2023 - Bulgaria promises Ukraine about 100 armored personnel carriers

24 July 2023 - Greece and Bulgaria are discussing the transit of grain from Ukraine by rail

1 August 2023 - FT: The US concluded agreements with Bulgaria and South Korea on the supply of 155-mm ammunition to Ukraine

4 August 2023 - The Bulgarian government approved the provision of 100 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine

9 August 2023 - Blinken and the Bulgarian Foreign Minister discussed security assistance to Ukraine

10 August 2023 - Russian propaganda has tripled in Bulgaria's online media

14 August 2023 - Head of the Ministry of Defense of Bulgaria: Defense of the Black Sea is a strategic priority for NATO

14 August 2023 - Bulgaria has increased patrols at sea after a mine exploded near Romania

15 August 2023 - Three Bulgarian citizens who could spy for the Russian Federation were caught in Britain

18 August 2023 - Bulgaria did not rule out a collision between Russia and NATO in the Black Sea

23 August 2023 - Bulgaria gives 150,000 euros for humanitarian aid to Ukraine

25 August 2023 - Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Hungary want to extend the ban on grain imports from Ukraine

7 September 2023 - Due to threats from the Russian Federation, Bulgaria is arming its coast guard with missiles

13 September 2023 - Bulgaria plans to lift the ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine

14 September 2023 - Russia has closed part of the Black Sea to ships, Bulgaria is talking to NATO about a response

17 September 2023 - The Prime Minister of Bulgaria compared farmers outraged by the lifting of the grain ban from Ukraine to terrorists

18 September 2023 - All over Bulgaria, farmers blocked roads due to agricultural imports from Ukraine

21 September 2023 - Bulgaria expels the ambassador of the Russian Church in the country due to a threat to national security

22 September 2023 - Pro-Russian nationalists protested against NATO bases in Bulgaria and demanded the resignation of the government

22 September 2023 - Bulgaria is buying American Strykers for its army

26 September 2023 - Bulgaria hands Ukraine faulty missiles that it cannot repair

27 September 2023 - The Bulgarian Parliament approved the transfer of old S-300 missiles to Kyiv that need repair

28 September 2023 - Bulgaria wants to postpone the rejection of Russian oil for a year

29 September 2023 - Bulgarian Ministry of Defense: Russia is blocking Ukrainian grain under the guise of military exercises in the Black Sea

30 September 2023 - Bulgaria banned the import of Ukrainian sunflower for two months

2 October 2023 - Bulgaria closes the border for cars with Russian license plates

10 October 2023 - In Bulgaria, a group was exposed that exported goods for the Russian army

14 October 2023 - Bulgaria introduced a tax on the transit of Russian gas through its territory

27 October 2023 - Prime Minister of Bulgaria: Hungary and Serbia support Putin's war machine

30 October 2023 - In Bulgaria, pro-European parties convincingly won the local elections

1 November 2023 - The Russian propagandist was expelled from Bulgaria and banned from entering the EU

9 November 2023 - Bulgaria's largest refinery secretly helps Russia sell oil on world markets

10 November 2023 - Hungary asks the EU to start a procedure against Bulgaria for the tax on the transit of Russian gas

22 November 2023 - The Parliament of Bulgaria approved the agreement on the transfer of 100 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine

30 November 2023 - Lavrov flew to the OSCE meeting via Greece, Bulgaria refused to let Zakharova through

4 December 2023 - The President of Bulgaria promised an agreement on the supply of armored personnel carriers to Ukraine

7 December 2023 - The Defense Committee of the Bulgarian Parliament supported the provision of MANPADS and missiles to Ukraine

8 December 2023 - In Bulgaria, the parliament overrode the president's veto on providing Ukraine with armored personnel carriers

10 December 2023 - In the Balkans, a gas pipeline between Bulgaria and Serbia was opened against the interests of the Russian Federation

14 December 2023 - Bulgaria is working to eliminate a loophole that brought Russia millions of euros from oil sales

16 December 2023 - Radio Bulgaria filmed an interview with the ambassador of the Russian Federation after the outrage of Ukraine

16 December 2023 - Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are preparing an agreement on demining the Black Sea

16 December 2023 - Hungary is blackmailing Bulgaria about joining Schengen because of a tax on Russian gas

11 January 2024 - Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania signed an agreement on demining the Black Sea

13 January 2024 - Zelenskyi spoke with the leaders of the Bulgarian coalition

16 January 2024 - Bulgaria is investing 6 billion euros in infrastructure for the rapid deployment of NATO forces

30 January 2024 - 6 Russians involved in explosions at weapons warehouses are wanted in Bulgaria

2 February 2024 - Bulgaria started sending Ukraine 100 armored personnel carriers from its warehouses

26 February 2024 - The Prime Minister of Bulgaria came to Kyiv

1 March 2024 - Bulgaria stopped importing oil from Russia

6 March 2024 - The previously promised 100 armored personnel carriers began to be supplied to Ukraine from Bulgaria

14 March 2024 - Bulgaria announced that it had sent all the promised 100 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine

9 April 2024 - In Bulgaria, a temporary government was appointed with new heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense

20 May 2024 - The President of Bulgaria called Ukraine's victory over Russia impossible

4 June 2024 - The President of Bulgaria said that allowing Ukraine to attack the Russian Federation leads to nuclear Armageddon

27 June 2024 - The Bulgarian president will not go to the NATO summit because he does not agree with supporting Ukraine

1 July 2024 - Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria began demining the Black Sea to help export Ukrainian grain

31 July 2024 - Bulgaria continued the program of assistance to refugees from Ukraine

7 August 2024 - Bulgaria joined the NATO mission to train the Ukrainian military

22 August 2024 - Approval of Russia and Putin in Bulgaria has decreased significantly

12 September 2024 - Bulgaria extended the deadline for negotiations on the sale of nuclear reactors to Ukraine

24 September 2024 - In Bulgaria, they are asking to ban the import of eggs from Ukraine

3 October 2024 - Following Bulgaria, Romania is trying to ban the import of Ukrainian eggs and poultry meat

19 November 2024 - Bulgaria and Romania want to protect themselves from the import of honey from Ukraine

27 November 2024 - EU ambassadors supported the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen

20 December 2024 - The Parliament of Bulgaria did not support the signing of the security agreement with Ukraine

31 December 2024 - Bulgaria is ready to help Moldova with gas supplies

9 January 2025 - Kazakhstan offered $1 billion for the Russian Lukoil refinery in Bulgaria

16 January 2025 - In Bulgaria, two months after the elections, a new government was approved

7 February 2025 - Bulgaria will receive € 500 million compensation for military assistance to Ukraine

21 February 2025 - Bulgaria Parliament opposed the deployment of its troops in Ukraine

27 March 2025 - Bulgaria suggested to place the Center for Cruise Control in the Black Sea

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