Bulgaria's Belene NPP Reactors Set for Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Plant
Ukraine's parliament has given the green light for the acquisition of two nuclear reactors initially intended for Bulgaria's Belene Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
A new conscription law has been in effect in Ukraine for over three months, with President Zelensky reporting that mobilization is proceeding as planned. However, public opinion on the law is mixed, according to surveys, reports Voice of America. The law, which took effect on May 18, required conscripts to update their details at designated centers or via an app by July. Although the government maintains that mobilization is on track, specific numbers of conscripts have not been disclosed.
Public response to the new law has been ambivalent, as highlighted by VOA. Military analyst and veteran Evgen Dykyi criticized the lack of an information campaign about the mobilization, suggesting it has inadvertently benefited the enemy. He also noted that Russia has heavily invested in undermining the mobilization effort through its own information campaign. Dykyi further emphasized that the absence of clear information regarding the duration of military service affects public motivation, advocating for a defined service term to provide clarity to conscripts.
A survey from June revealed that around 46% of respondents do not view avoiding conscription as shameful. President Zelensky had previously indicated in December that the military aimed to mobilize up to 500,000 new conscripts. The Department of Defense reported that over 4.5 million soldiers updated their registrations by the deadline.
The US Ambassador to Moscow, Lynne Tracy, visited Russia’s Foreign Ministry on February 11
The US administration under President Donald Trump has opted to pause the development of its proposed "peace plan" for Ukraine
On February 9, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that progress had been made in discussions to end Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, although he chose not to provide details regarding his communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Mike Waltz, a national security adviser to former US President Donald Trump, has suggested that Europe should assume responsibility for Ukraine's security guarantees once the conflict ends
France has delivered the first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported that Russia has suffered significant losses in its six-month-long Kursk operation
Bulgaria's Perperikon: A European Counterpart to Peru's Machu Picchu
Bulgarians Among EU's Least Frequent Vacationers, Struggling with Affordability