Ursula Von Der Leyen
Chemical plant hit; Ships leave Mariupol; Yasynuvata on a grenade strike
Hungary has imposed a state of emergency, and Viktor Orbn states that Budapest will stay away from the war.
Ursula von der Leyen called for talks with Moscow to enable the delivery of wheat, which was captured in Ukraine because Russia blocked the ports.
EU will Give 3 Countries a Reprieve for Russian Oil – Bulgaria not One of Them
The European Commission has amended its proposal for an embargo on Russian oil to extend the pre-entry period for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. This was reported by Reuters, citing two sources.
President Radev: The Veto on North Macedonia should Remain until the Bulgarians are Included in the Constitution
"I cannot compromise with the rights of Macedonian Bulgarians. They must be in the Constitution." This was stated by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in his half-hour speech at the opening of a conference on "European perspective for good neighborly relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia".
The EC is proposing a Ban on Imports of all Russian Oil
The European Commission is proposing a ban on imports of all Russian oil. The ban is part of the EU's sixth package of sanctions, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented today at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
EU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions
The European Union's leader on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its war in Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also proposed that Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, and two other major banks be disconnected from the SWIFT international banking payment system.
In Bulgaria a Regional Coordination Center for Gas and Electricity Supply in Southeast Europe will be established
"Bulgaria is able to replace all gas supplies from Russia", Deputy Prime Minister Asen Vassilev told reporters in Brussels.
He visited the European Commission together with the Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov. The visit was due to Gazprom's decision to suspend gas for Bulgaria.
Day 64 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russia turned the Tap Off on Bulgaria and Poland, Unrest in Moldova
Russia has suspended gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, Guterres is already in Kyiv, explosions in Moldova. Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Russia stopped the gas for Poland and Bulgaria
EU defies gas ’blackmail’ as Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine
The European Union has warned Russia it will not bend to "blackmail" over its support for Kyiv after the Kremlin cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland.
The warning on Wednesday came ahead of UN chief Antonio Guterres arriving in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Bulgaria will not Succumb to Extortion and will not Pay for Gas in Rubles
"The government is prepared for the scenario of stopping the supply of Russian natural gas to Bulgaria, and for its part is currently reviewing the contract for transit through our country." This was announced by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to the ministers and he declared that Bulgaria will not succumb to racketeering and blackmail to pay for natural gas in rubles, while at the same t
Von der Layen: Russia has used Gas as a Tool for Extortion
"Gazprom's announcement that it will unilaterally cut off gas supplies to customers in Europe is another attempt by Russia to use gas as a tool for extortion," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. According to her, Gazprom's decision is unjustified and unacceptable and once again shows Russia's unreliability as a gas supplier.