Bulgarians vote for president in shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine
The two leading candidates condemn recent deadly Black Sea drone strikes, but differ on the Ukraine war more broadly.
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The two leading candidates condemn recent deadly Black Sea drone strikes, but differ on the Ukraine war more broadly.
One sailor killed and three others missing after Comoros-flagged Khoryv hit near Romanian waters.
Russia’s grain industry is looking to increasingly niche solutions for shipping wheat as attacks in the Black Sea continue to choke off exports from the world’s biggest supplier.
The alliance announces the deployment after a series of deadly drone attacks in the region.
Europe should block the transit of Russian grain through Baltic ports as that may force Moscow seek ways to open trading on the Black Sea, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said.
Romanian President says EU leaders need to show they will keep supporting Ukraine, as Russia has also been attacking ships in the Black Sea and the relation between President Zelenskiy and Trump has deteriorated over the past few days. Nicusor Dan sat down with Bloomberg’s Oliver Crook on the sidelines on an EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Friday. (Source: Bloomberg)
Emergency teams are searching for 7 missing crew after two chemical tankers were attacked in the Black Sea.
Rescuers searched on Thursday for seven missing sailors after drones struck two chemical tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze and raising fresh security concerns along a vital shipping route used by Ukraine. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Europe editor Armen Georgian, Nicolae Stefanuta, Romanian MEP and Co-Chair of the Group of the Greens, says that the Danube delta region is facing a more intense threat from Russia than Baltic States and that "it is clear that sooner or later we will have European casualties".
Romania reported seven people missing on Thursday after two drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea, where several vessels have been hit recently in suspected fallout from the Ukraine war. The attacks are the latest in a series off the coast of Romania and neighbouring Bulgaria in recent weeks. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports.
NATO will put drone strikes in the Black Sea on its agenda at a meeting next week, officials said Thursday, following two new attacks and the disappearance of seven people. Incidents involving civilian vessels in the Black Sea have been on the rise off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania in a suspected spillover from Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Authorities are investigating whether drones may have been involved in the latest incident.
Loading rates at Novorossiysk have slowed with ships moored for twice as long as normal
Wheat declined for a fourth day after US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate “energy ceasefire,” raising hopes that an easing of hostilities could reduce Black Sea disruptions.