ПРОГРАМИ
en de ru fr es sr gr al tr ro
Podcast in English
Share
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2026 All Rights Reserved

Sofia sends Nikolay Nenchev as temporary Bulgarian ambassador to Ukraine

Nikolay Nenchev
Photo: BGNES

The former Bulgarian Minister of Defense Nikolay Nenchev will be temporarily in charge of the Bulgarian Embassy in Ukraine. This decision was taken by the Bulgarian caretaker government to end the more than a year-long deadlock between the Council of Ministers and President Rumen Radev on sending a Bulgarian ambassador to Kyiv. 

The Bulgarian embassy was officially left without an ambassador in April 2023. Until then, it was headed by Kostadin Kodzhabashev. However, he was recalled to Bulgaria in February 2022 because of the war and the temporary closure of the embassy, ​​and he never returned to his post - he became an official deputy foreign minister in August 2022. During that time he formally served as ambassador, and in April 2023, when his term expired, he was sent to head the Bulgarian mission to the Vatican. 

By education, Nenchev is a lawyer and political scientist, he is the chairman of the BZNS (Bulgarian Agricultural Union). He was the Minister of Defense in the second cabinet of Boyko Borissov.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.
Radio Bulgaria News    ambassador Kyiv Nikolay Nenchev Ukraine

More from category

A warning for dangerous rainfall has been issued for 12 regions in Southern Bulgaria

On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 4°C and 9°C, reaching up to 12°C in the southeast, around 6°C in Sofia . During the next 24 hours, the weather will remain cloudy. It will rain in almost the entire country. During the day, rainfall..

published on 11/27/25 6:45 PM

Varna mayor Blagomir Kotsev released pending trial on €102,258 bond

The Varna District Court has released the city’s mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, on a financial bond of €102,258. Before the court’s decision was announced, supporters of the mayor and members of the We Continue the Change party gathered outside the..

published on 11/27/25 5:37 PM

Three detained and five police officers injured at last night's protest in Sofia

Three people, including an Italian citizen, were arrested during last night's protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget in front of the National Assembly, the director of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir..

published on 11/27/25 3:50 PM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Overcast, rain
Min: 10 | Max: 14
Overcast, rain
Min: 13 | Max: 17
Overcast, rain
Min: 11 | Max: 16
Rain / Snow
Min: 2 | Max: 3
Rain / Snow
Min: 1 | Max: 3
Cloudy
Min: 1 | Max: 5
Cloudy
Min: 4 | Max: 6
Scattered showers
Min: 11 | Max: 14
Scattered showers
Min: 11 | Max: 18
Overcast, rain
Min: 6 | Max: 13
Scattered showers
Min: 1 | Max: 5
Rain / Snow
Min: 1 | Max: 2
Overcast, rain
Min: 6 | Max: 15
Scattered showers
Min: 4 | Max: 10
Scattered showers
Min: 0 | Max: 5
Cloudy
Min: 6 | Max: 15
Cloudy
Min: 1 | Max: 13
Cloudy
Min: 3 | Max: 7
Cloudy
Min: 3 | Max: 13
Cloudy
Min: 12 | Max: 16
Rain
Min: 5 | Max: 10
Scattered showers
Min: 6 | Max: 11
Overcast, rain
Min: 9 | Max: 15
Cloudy
Min: 7 | Max: 12
Scattered showers
Min: 11 | Max: 16
Cloudy
Min: 11 | Max: 14
Cloudy
Min: 10 | Max: 15
BULGARIA IN PICTURES
Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?
Yasen Gyuzelev
Theodore Ushev
Christo Javacheff - Christo
Ilia Peikov
Lika Yanko

BULGARIANS ABROAD

Български English Русский Deutsch Српски Français Ελληνικά Español Shqip Türkçe Română

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

Общи условия за използване на сайта | Политика за поверителност | Политика за "бисквитки"