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Concern, not condemn: Bulgaria’s response to the Ukraine escalation
Behind the strongly worded support for Ukrainian integrity, many in Sofia still prefer to tread lightly so as not to anger the Kremlin and its zealots here

A gift for 25 million levs, a new financial overlord and a very wealthy referee
For-sale municipalities, a coalition is born, growth turns out to be 4%

How to spend secretly 100 million euro in Sofia; a breath of fresh air in the Parliament; exports are back on track
KInsights 17/04: A Russian billionaire in Sofia, a feisty old lady in the Parliament and the 6 billion euro everyone is talking about

Bulgaria and Russia: a tale of two palaces
The Black Sea mansions of Vladimir Putin and Ahmed Dogan reveal a lot about the systems they created

Don’t call it "Turkish Stream". It is entirely Russian
A "Capital" investigation into the companies building and financing it reveals that all are under Russian control. US sanctions on the project have not yet been approved

A very Bulgarian spy saga
Sofia is highly selective when it comes to expelling Russian spies – and its interests in general

Postponing the Fall
How long will the Prime Minister Boyko Borissov dodge resigning after three months of protests and what comes next?

A very serious spy vaudeville
The latest episodes of the unfolding Bulgarian-Russian spy saga leave a mixed taste


Sofia is putting too many eggs in Gazprom’s basket
The construction of TurkStream’s extension via Bulgaria will make the country too reliant on Russia again

History is not always a good guide
How historical disagreements between Bulgaria and North Macedonia overshadowed common geopolitical goals

Seventeen moments of autumn
The recent spate of "spying scandals" involving Russian diplomats and the leader of Bulgaria’s National Russophile Movement Nickolay Malinov are more reminiscent of a bad Soviet-era joke rather than a real espionage drama

TV masters and puppets
Bulgarian businessman Kiril Domuschiev is buying Nova TV in a purchase that will tighten the media grip of the ruling GERB party

Rumen Radev steps up his game
The Bulgarian head of state has grown bolder as he enters the third year of his term but he is still some way from launching a new political project