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 former leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and member of the 50th National Assembly, Korneliya Ninova, has described the situation in the country as a collapse of the state. According to Ninova, the inability to form a cabinet is a sign..
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will first circulate a letter to other parliamentary groups asking whether they are open to supporting a second mandate to form a government. After convening representatives of some of the party's regional..
The National Council of the "We Continue the Change" (PP) has approved a policy of consolidation and strengthening of the coalition with "Democratic Bulgaria". A party statement distributed to the media said that at today's meeting, the PP discussed the..
Reactor No. 6 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant was reconnected to the national electricity system at 9 AM on 8 July. The reactor was disconnected..
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will first circulate a letter to other parliamentary groups asking whether they are open to supporting a second..
The National Museum of Literature celebrates 174 years since the birth of Ivan Vazov. The celebration also marks the round anniversary of the first..
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