We cannot rule out a clash between NATO and Russia in the Black Sea, but we seek to avoid escalation. This will depend on Moscow's actions. Russia is constantly provoking NATO, including by expanding the area it controls, Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev said for Nova TV.
As regards the warning shots fired by a Russian warship at a cargo ship in the Black Sea near the coast of Bulgaria, Minister Tagarev commented that it is still safer to sail through Bulgarian and Romanian waters than through Turkish waters.
The Bulgarian Air Force will be assisted by a US advisor funded by the US government, the Ministry of Defense said on the occasion of the forthcoming acquisition of the F-16 Block 70 aircraft.
"You are the best ambassadors of Bulgaria, of the Bulgarian language and culture around the world, the most successful representatives of cultural diplomacy", Vice President Iliana Iotova told the participants in the 62nd Summer Seminar of Bulgarian..
The Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, arrived in Bulgaria at the invitation of the country's Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Efimov, the Ministry of Defence announced. On 15 July, at the Novo Selo training ground,..
Overnight, cloudiness will increase in the western parts of Bulgaria, while in the rest of the country it will remain mostly clear. On Tuesday, more significant cloud cover is expected over Western and Central Bulgaria. In the afternoon, cloud cover..
Bulgarian students won four medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). They earned one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the..
Two helicopters from the Bulgarian Air Force are participating today in the firefighting operations in the Rila Monastery area . A Mi-17 helicopter with a..
From 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will join the Eurozone , and the lev and stotinki will become a thing of the past. While the new currency will have a..
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