Rumen Radev looks east—Part 1: Of history, track records and nuclear fuel
As Vladimir Putin’s Russia loses ground in Ukraine and is ever more isolated internationally, Bulgaria’s president Rumen Radev is curiously
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Author: Ilian Vassilev
Talking dirty
What is Russian president Vladimir Putin up to in Ukraine now? Nothing clean, you can be sure. After eight months
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Vladimir’s last throw – and why it won’t work
In memoriam Vasko Nachev The recent declaration of “partial mobilization” in Russia means that Vladimir Putin is reacting to the
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Downfall: The last days of Vladimir?
Russian president Vladimir Putin has failed in Ukraine and his vaunted army is in undignified retreat. His failure and the
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Russian army officers speak out against a war with Ukraine
Veteran soldier Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov’s draft Appeal is an all-out attack on Vladimir Putin. So what will be the repercussions?
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Will Putin attack Ukraine – or is that the wrong question?
Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images Part 3: What is to be done? In the first two parts
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Will Putin attack Ukraine – or is that the wrong question?
Photo: AFP 2021 / ALEXEY DRUZHININ Will he, or won’t he? Part one – the brinkmanship play Igitur qui desiderat
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After bypassing Ukraine, Gazprom may be preparing to abandon Bulgargaz
The battle for succession is beginning. July has seen two significant developments among potential players in the game of international
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Alternatives & Analyses: Ukraine emerges a winner in the battle with Gazprom – the lessons for Sofia
Few could foresee that the Kremlin’s ‘pincer’ strategy on Ukraine would go bust, and instead of defaulting, the Ukrainian gas
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