US embassy backs Bulgaria’s actions against Russian spies, Gebrev accused
The United States embassy commends recent actions by the Bulgarian government to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty from malign
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Bulgaria to expel two Russian diplomats accused of spying
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
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
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
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
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
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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Prosecutor-General requests probe after Russophile leader accused of spying allowed to leave Bulgaria
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
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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