Ukraine, involved in a war with Russia for the past four years, was the largest importer of major arms in the world in the 2020-24 period, clocking a nearly hundredfold rise in imports compared ...

NATO countries in Europe more than doubled their arms imports in the past five years, more than 60 percent of which were purchases of US weaponry, researchers on Monday. The findings by the ...

Step into the heart of Bulgaria, where rich history and enchanting landscapes come together to create a truly magical experience. Wander through the ancient streets of Plovdiv, one of Europe’s ...

Kremlin forces are racing to drive back and cut off Ukraine’s troops in Russia’s Kursk region in a bid to undermine a bargaining chip in possible peace talks after the US suspended new ...

Sitting in the unlikely setting of the Haydee Hotel, a modest eight-room guest house in Great Yarmouth, on the Norfolk coast, a Bulgarian spy called Orlin Roussev sends an encrypted message via ...

Russia's weapons exports have plummeted amid the Ukraine conflict. France overtook Russia last year as the second-largest arms exporter globally. Russian weapons makers face a range of challenges ...

Bulgaria's prime minister said he saw opportunities for the country's defence industry while on a visit to an arms factory on March 7 as the European Union looks to ramp up military spending.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya ...

They will be sentenced at a later date but the six Bulgarian nationals are now facing lengthy jail sentences. Their deployment by Russia marks a new chapter in an age-old game. In the years ...

Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, was forced out of the Kvadrat 500 gallery in Sofia on March 6 amid chants of “killer” and “this is not Moscow,” according to Radio Free ...

Intelligence historian Trevor Barnes has followed the dramatic Russo-Bulgarian espionage case since the arrests of Moscow’s agents in the UK in February 2023 The criminal trial of three ...

Vanya Gaberova, Katrin Ivanova and Tihomir Ivanchev were found guilty of conspiracy to spy Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as ...