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Russian Foreign Ministry calls Bulgaria’s expulsion of diplomats a ‘witch hunt’

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

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

March 22, 2021March 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

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

March 22, 2021March 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

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

March 19, 2021March 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff 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

February 22, 2021February 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to work on further restrictive measures against figures in Russia responsible for the arrest,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM challenges President over silence on Navalny

January 24, 2021January 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov repeated on January 24 a call to President Roumen Radev to state his position on

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels Bulgarian deputy military attache in ‘mirror’ move

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on December 28 to be handed a

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Bulgaria names Russian diplomat persona non grata for spying on military

December 18, 2020December 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria has given a Russian diplomat 72 hours to leave the country after it was established that he had sought

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels two Bulgarian diplomats in ‘mirror’ move for expulsion of Russian diplomats

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on October 12 to be handed a

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