Any danger of the oil reaching Bulgaria is speculation ... saying there is no danger of it reaching Bulgarian Black Sea waters. Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh called the media reports ...

Russian officials originally claimed that the spill was contained, but soon after the disaster, sightings of floating oil and tarred birds were reported all along Russia’s Black Sea coast.

Two weeks into the new year, and four weeks after the oil spill, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the extent of the disaster and dispatched senior officials to deal with Russia’s largest ...