Today is Baba Marta Day in Bulgaria. People give one another red-and-white bracelets. These are worn until you see the first stork of the year. Then you hang them on a flowering twig.
Честита баба Марта - pronounced 'chestita baba marta' = Happy Baba Marta Day!
I've crocheted my Baba Marta bracelets from cotton, so when they get hung into trees, they won't add to the plastic pollution.
Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev announced the delivery of 100 armored personnel carriers (APC) "in a few days," the Bulgarian channel BTV reported on Feb. 28.
The leaders of Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Ukraine signed a joint declaration in support of Ukraine while denouncing Russian aggression during a summit in Tirana on Feb. 28.
#Ukraine's President #Zelenskiy said on Monday that without new #US military aid his country would be unable to defend a Black Sea shipping corridor that has allowed #Kyiv to export millions of tons of grain to global markets.
Ukraine launched the shipping corridor hugging its western Black Sea coast near #Romania and #Bulgaria in August, a month after #Russia quit a year-long landmark deal - brokered by the UN and #Turkey.
Bulgarian defense minister: Bulgaria to send 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine 'in few days' (kyivindependent.com)
Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev announced the delivery of 100 armored personnel carriers (APC) "in a few days," the Bulgarian channel BTV reported on Feb. 28.
Southeast European leaders: Russia's war 'greatest threat to European security' (kyivindependent.com)
The leaders of Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Ukraine signed a joint declaration in support of Ukraine while denouncing Russian aggression during a summit in Tirana on Feb. 28.
Sixth Bulgarian national charged with allegedly spying for Russia (www.theguardian.com)
38-year-old man charged with conspiring to obtain or share information prejudicial to the safety and interest of the UK to appear in court Wednesday