Новости за 01.03.2022

The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) has decided to suspend indefinitely the broadcasting of the Russian televisions Rusia Today and Sputnik and their derivatives in Bulgaria. The proposal, which was considered at an extraordinary meeting of the council on Tuesday, was chaired by Betina Joteva and supported by three other members - Sofia Vladimirova, Galina Georgieva and Rozita Elenova. Sonya Momchilova, who is from the quota of President Rumen Radev, abstained.

For the first time, as a former defense minister, Stefan Yanev said that the behavior of the main political forces at the moment is based on populism and the launch of emotional theses. On his Facebook page, Yanev made a video address in which he told Prime Minister Kiril Petkov that he was not his minister and will not be but served Bulgaria. He does not feel guilty about anything he said or did.

“Yanev's government started the change, I expected more from him as Minister of Defense.” This was said by President Rumen Radev to journalists.

Russia wants to evacuate 3,500 of its citizens from Bulgaria, who it claims are tourists, but cannot return due to the flight ban. For this purpose, it asked the Bulgarian government for an air corridor.

“Bulgaria is a member of NATO and the word NATO is not a dirty word. The situation is dynamic. NATO has already activated response plans, the Black Sea is secured, and so is Bulgaria,” said on the sidelines of parliament Dragomir Zakov after he was elected as the new Minister of Defense.

A coordination center "Plovdiv - Ukraine" is being established in the city under the hills. The open telephone line (+359) 032 / 605-550, which will be open 24 hours a day, will collect information on accommodation and employment opportunities for refugees from Ukraine from all municipalities in the district, employers, the Bulgarian Red Cross in Plovdiv and individuals.

Ukrainian citizens have the right to enter without a visa and to stay in the Republic of Bulgaria for 90 days every 6 months. This was announced by the Migration Directorate of the Ministry of Interior.

“In connection with inquiries regarding publications on the possible provision of Bulgarian jet fighters to the Ukrainian Air Force, we would like to inform you that such a topic has not been discussed in the Ministry of Defense.” This was answered by the MoD to questions from OFFNews about the information that three NATO countries are transferring 70 planes to Ukraine, which may be based in Poland. According to diplomatic sources, there has never been anything true in Bulgaria giving up its fighters. Читать дальше...

The National Assembly dismissed Stefan Yanev as Minister of Defense and elected Dragomir Zakov as his successor. The proposal was adopted by 184 votes to 0, with 33 abstentions.

On their feet and with applause, MEPs welcomed the speech of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at an extraordinary sitting of the European Parliament today.

The European Union will launch a total economic war against Russia. This was stated by the Minister of Finance of France Bruno Le Maire in an interview with France Info radio.

Bulgaria is ready to implement adequate measures if there is a disruption or disruption of gas supplies due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. This was stated by the Bulgarian Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov, who participated in the extraordinary meeting of the Council “Transport, Telecommunications and Energy” of the European Union in the format “Energy”.

Belarusian troops crossed the Ukrainian border in the Chernihiv region.

Bulgaria's Permanent Representative to the UN Lachezara Stoeva supported Ukraine at the UN General Assembly session.

At the last minute, the government changed its proposal for defense minister. Instead of Todor Tagarev, announced yesterday, the cabinet will nominate Dragomir Zakov.

All our compatriots who left Kyiv in the late hours are already on the territory of Moldova. They were welcomed by the Bulgarian diplomatic representatives. They have food and water. These are about 200 people - mothers with children, Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska told Nova.

There are twice as many Bulgarians who like Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the four days of hostilities, Putin, who has enjoyed a positive rating in Bulgaria for years, has lost more than half of his popularity in the country.

Every year on March 1, Bulgarians are decorated with white and red martenitsas. For health, for joy and with a premonition of the end of winter and the onset of spring. How ancient this Bulgarian tradition is, hardly anyone can say.

More than 7,000 Ukrainians entered Bulgaria through three border crossings with Romania from midnight on February 24th to the morning of February 28th. Only four of them have applied for protection, Lora Lyubenova, a spokeswoman for the General Directorate of Border Police, told BTA.

Russian forces have launched a massive offensive and probably surrounded the Ukrainian city of Kherson at the beginning of the 6th day of the war in Ukraine.

The presidents of eight Central and Eastern European countries have called on EU member states to immediately grant Ukraine EU candidate status and start membership talks, Reuters reported, citing a joint letter released last night.

Our national interest is for Bulgaria to have a clear position. This was stated by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov after yesterday's extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers in connection with the hostilities in Ukraine.

Today the clouds over the country will be significant, with ruptures before noon over Southern Bulgaria. This was announced for FOCUS News Agency by the weather forecaster on duty from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology Victoria Kleshtanova.

2759 are the new cases of coronavirus for the past day. 12.3 percent of the 22,417 tests performed are positive, the Unified Information Portal announced.