Government of Russia

Active citizens in Sofia want the Sofia Municipal Council to transfer the name of "Boris Nemtsov Square" from the area around Joliot-Curie Metro Station and the Embassy of North Macedonia to the area directly in front of the Embassy of the Russian Federation. Here is the full statement of the activists:

"Surely, Russia will not look at these things positively (Sweden's and Finland's accession to NATO). Russia is primarily concerned about the Finnish issue. Why? Because this is a border country and therefore does not support Finland's NATO membership.

Russia expects to receive one trillion rubles in additional oil and gas revenues this year, the Russian finance minister said, adding that part of the unexpected revenue will be spent on Moscow's offensive in Ukraine.

Vui said that the one and only topic in Davos is Ukraine and everything that is happening there, and everything else is on the margins. As he says, today he talked to many world and economic leaders.

He also said that the West ignored Russia's proposals on "non-expansion of NATO" and that the security situation in Eastern Europe significantly worsened.
Shoigu added that Russia is slowing down the pace of the special operation in Ukraine due to the evacuation of the population.

Against the background of the ongoing fighting in Ukraine, Russia marked the 77th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War with a military parade on the Red Square. In his solemn speech, President Vladimir Putin called his decision to send troops to the neighboring country "forced, timely and only right."

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sought to cast Moscow's military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies and a necessary move to ward off a potential aggression.

"Vazrazhdane - Sofia" removed the flag of Ukraine from the building of the Sofia Municipality in the capital of Bulgaria.

"We remind you that the place of each foreign flag is in the embassy, consulate or trade representation of the respective country in our Republic," the party stated.

As a candidate for membership of the EU, Serbia too is under pressure to join the Western sanctions on Russia, but has so far refused to do so, not least given the importance of Russia's United Nations Security Council veto when it comes to frustrating the international integration of Serbia's former southern province, Kosovo.

We are already in the third month of Russia's murderous war against Ukraine that has proved disastrous for the entire world, and there is no end in sight.

On the contrary, the conflict is deepening and is tending to expand dangerously, to the point that one cannot rule out the use of tactical nuclear weapons.