Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree for the mobilization of reserve officers, bTV reports. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence this is a planned mobilization.
The official Russian authorities described the words by US President Joe Biden that Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade Ukraine in the coming days, as disinformation.
The joint military exercises close to Ukraine are drawing to a close and Russia is planning to withdraw its military units, according to local media. However, the US President is skeptical about Russia’s pullout from the border with Ukraine.
Joe Biden also said that Russia was trying to mislead Russian society that Ukraine was planning an offensive in Donbas. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed concern over the more and more frequent violations of the truce in Donbas, accusing the authorities in Kyiv of this. Ukraine rejected the accusations, and on its part accused Russia of trying to drag Ukraine into a conflict by provocations.
Meanwhile pro-Russian separatist leader Denis Pushilin announced that the decree for general mobilization in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic has been signed. The evacuation of civilians towards Russia continues.
The political formation “Yes, Bulgaria” which is part of the opposition coalition “Democratic Bulgaria” is calling a national conference to elect a new leader or two leaders to replace former chairman Hristo Ivanov who resigned over poor results at..
European Council President Antonio Costa will be paying a three-day visit to Bulgaria 27-29 April. His schedule includes meetings with President Rumen Radev and with Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. He is also expected to visit production and..
During the night there will be rain in many parts. In Eastern Bulgaria and in the Northwest the rain will be temporarily intensive, and there will be thunder. Minimum temperatures 7° C. - 12° C., for Sofia around 8° C. On Sunday the weather..
A peaceful civic protest under the motto “Protecting our children – car procession and blocking traffic on Danube Bridge” will take place on Saturday...
Vice President Iliana Iotova is paying a visit to Grasse, France at the invitation of the town mayor Mayor Jerome Viaud and the local cultural..
Young Catholics from all over the country met at the Saint Francis of Assisi church in the village of Belozem, Rakovski municipality, to join, online,..
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