The day in 3 news: Day in 3 news: Bulgaria insists on tougher sanctions against Russia, Sofia wants to remove a Soviet monument; Tsatsarov should have access to classified information?

Protest of a girl in front of The Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia

The day in 3 news: Day in 3 news: Bulgaria insists on tougher sanctions against Russia, Sofia wants to remove a Soviet monument; Tsatsarov should have access to classified information?

Protest of a girl in front of The Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia

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Bulgaria has been brave in pushing for strict sanctions against Russia, said Prime Minister Kiril Petkov during discussions in Brussels. He also insisted that more measures be taken against Putin, such as blocking Russia from using SWIFT.

"Nobody is showing anything except rockets and the shelling by the Russian Federation of an independent state," he said, perhaps attempting a damage limitation exercise in the wake of the Defense Minister Stefan Yanev's comments yesterday that Bulgarians should be careful when using the word "war".

Today, Bulgaria's largest satellite TV provider - Bulsatcom, also ceased broadcasting Russia-sponsored Russia Today as part of the kickback to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sofia considers end to Soviet monument

The regional mayor of Sredets municipality (which covers Sofia city center) Traicho Traikov has announced that he will begin a procedure to dismantle the Soviet Army Monument. He will, however, need state approval for this. His idea is that the figures of the soldiers be removed and brought to the Museum of Socialist Art.

The monument was built in 1954 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the liberation by the Soviet Army, which is the general Russian interpretation of the complex Military history of Bulgaria during World War II.

Tsatsarov to have access to classified information

The State Commission on Information Security has overturned the State Agency for National Security's decision to stop former chief prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov accessing classified information. The decision was announced by the press center of the anti-corruption commission. Current prime minister Kiril Petkov had branded Tsatsarov as unreliable after he came to power last December, prompting Tsatsarov's resignation.

Bulgaria has been brave in pushing for strict sanctions against Russia, said Prime Minister Kiril Petkov during discussions in Brussels. He also insisted that more measures be taken against Putin, such as blocking Russia from using SWIFT.

"Nobody is showing anything except rockets and the shelling by the Russian Federation of an independent state," he said, perhaps attempting a damage limitation exercise in the wake of the Defense Minister Stefan Yanev's comments yesterday that Bulgarians should be careful when using the word "war".

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