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Russian ambassador Anatoly Makarov has been handed a note by Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry giving two Russian embassy staff identified as involved in espionage 48 hours to leave the country. The […]
The United States embassy commends recent actions by the Bulgarian government to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty from malign influ ...
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has notified the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that two Russians with diplomatic immunity have ...
Three Russians have been charged with the attempted murder of Dunarit weapons plant owner Emilian Gebrev and two other people, Bulgaria’s Prosec ...
Flag carrier Bulgaria Air is starting new direct flights from Sofia to St Petersburg in Russia on April 18 2020, the airline said. Tickets for the flights have gone on […]
The Council of the EU, in a decision on December 19, prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until July 31 2020. The decision follows an update by […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks on December 6 with the Russian ambassador in Sofia, Anatoly Makarov, the government information service said. The talks came a day after the […]
Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow was summoned on December 5 to the Russian Foreign Ministry to be handed a note declaring a Bulgarian diplomat persona non grata, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said. […]
The Prosecutor-General has alerted the Inspectorate of the Supreme Judicial Council and the head of the Special Criminal Court after Nikolai Malinov, the leader of the Russophile Movement who faces […]
It is an honour that, to this day, Russia has not reciprocated to Bulgaria’s expulsion of a diplomat alleged to have been committing espionage, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said […]
