A parliamentary vote authorised the government to seize Lukoil's assets in the country

A parliamentary vote authorised the government to seize Lukoil's assets in the country

Bulgaria on Friday nominated a senior government official to take control of a major Lukoil refinery in the east of the country following US sanctions against the Russian oil giant.

The United States last month hit Russia's two biggest oil producers -- Rosneft and Lukoil -- with sanctions over its war in Ukraine.

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