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Bulgaria to expel two Russian diplomats accused of spying

January 24, 2020January 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has notified the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that two Russians with diplomatic immunity have been

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Bulgaria charges three Russians with attempted murder in Gebrev case

January 23, 2020January 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Three Russians have been charged with the attempted murder of Dunarit weapons plant owner Emilian Gebrev and two other people,

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Bulgaria Air starting new direct flights to St Petersburg in April

January 20, 2020January 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism

Flag carrier Bulgaria Air is starting new direct flights from Sofia to St Petersburg in Russia on April 18 2020,

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EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia by six months

December 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Council of the EU, in a decision on December 19, prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy

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Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with Russian ambassador

December 6, 2019December 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks on December 6 with the Russian ambassador in Sofia, Anatoly Makarov, the government

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Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat in tit-for-tat over espionage row

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow was summoned on December 5 to the Russian Foreign Ministry to be handed a note declaring

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutor-General requests probe after Russophile leader accused of spying allowed to leave Bulgaria

November 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Prosecutor-General has alerted the Inspectorate of the Supreme Judicial Council and the head of the Special Criminal Court after

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Bulgarian PM praises Russia for not reciprocating over expulsion of ‘spy’ diplomat

November 1, 2019November 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

It is an honour that, to this day, Russia has not reciprocated to Bulgaria’s expulsion of a diplomat alleged to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: Russian ‘spy’ given 24 hours to quit the country has left

October 30, 2019November 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Russian diplomat given 24 hours to leave Bulgaria following allegations of espionage has flown to Moscow along with his

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