EU renews sanctions over Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
The Council of the EU decided on June 21 to renew sanctions introduced in response to the illegal annexation of
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Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat in retaliation move
Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 26 to be handed a
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Bulgaria expels another Russian diplomat
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on April 29 that another Russian diplomat was being expelled from the country, and
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Russia expels two Bulgarian diplomats in retaliation move
Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on April 20 to be handed a
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Russian Foreign Ministry calls Bulgaria’s expulsion of diplomats a ‘witch hunt’
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described Bulgaria’s expulsion of two staff from the Russian embassy in Sofia as without
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Bulgaria expelling two Russian diplomats caught spying – Foreign Ministry
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has notified the Russian embassy in Sofia that it has declared two Russian diplomats persona non grata
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Bulgarian military court remands 5 espionage accused in custody
The Military Court in Sofia has remanded five out of the six accused of espionage for Russia in custody pending
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Bulgaria arrests group led by former Military Intelligence officer for spying for Russia
Bulgarian prosecutors and the State Agency for National Security have taken into custody members of a group, led by a
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Navalny case: EU moves to further sanctions, saying Russia drifting toward authoritarian state
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to work on further restrictive measures against figures in Russia responsible for the arrest,
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