{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"BIRD","provider_url":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/en\/","author_name":"Atanas Tchobanov","author_url":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/en\/author\/atanas\/","title":"The Shipka 20 deal: How the EU and US sanctions against Russia are secretly circumvented","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nfDZF5Kl9e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bird.bg\/en\/shipka20\/\">The Shipka 20 deal: How the EU and US sanctions against Russia are secretly circumvented<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/bird.bg\/en\/shipka20\/embed\/#?secret=nfDZF5Kl9e\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Shipka 20 deal: How the EU and US sanctions against Russia are secretly circumvented&#8221; &#8212; BIRD\" data-secret=\"nfDZF5Kl9e\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/bird.bg\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shipka-20.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675,"description":"The Russian state-owned enterprise Goszagranostranost organized a secret auction for the sale of the property on ul. 20 Shipka Street in Sofia. The applicants have already deposited or will make today a deposit of 850,000 euros in a sanctioned Russian bank and in rubles. The auction itself will be held on October 30 and 31. This scheme violates US sanctions and two European regulations. The transfer of ownership should not be allowed by the Bulgarian institutions, because this would also violate the sanctions. The seller and the buyer have developed a scheme to overcome these obstacles through the court."}