Shabla
Bulgaria, Greece Mull Travel Restrictions on Russia, Slovakia Prioritises Vaccinated
People spend time on the beach near the town of Shabla, Bulgaria, 03 July 2020. EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
On Thursday, Bulgaria's Chief Health Inspector, Dr Angel Kunchev, told Nova TV that Bulgaria might limit Russian citizens' access to the country because of the spread of the Delta variant in Russia.
Serbian Ministry of Defense reacted: We did not shoot down the Bulgarian MiG-29
The MiG-29 crashed on June 9 during joint military exercises with Serbia in the Black Sea, while the pilot was killed. The cause of the crash has not yet been determined.
Defence Minister Confirms NATO Is to Station Command Centre in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev announced during parliamentary control on Friday that NATO is to station a command centre in the capital Sofia.
Nenchev dismissed the speculations that have arisen, following last week's visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, that the Aliance is to station a military base near the Bulgarian seaside town of Shabla.