Russia Expelled 14 Bulgarian Diplomats

Novinite.com
06 Aug 2022, 07:11 GMT+10

The Bulgarian ambassador to the Russian Federation, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry to be handed a note declaring 14 employees of the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow persona non grata.

Moscow: Sofia's hostile actions have nothing to do with Bulgaria's interests

Russia is convinced that Sofia's hostile actions towards Moscow have nothing to do with the national interests of Bulgaria and its people. This is stated in a message of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"We are convinced that hostile actions at the behest of Russia have nothing to do with the national interests of Bulgaria and its people," said the Russian Foreign Ministry.

This decision comes after Bulgaria back in June 2022. After which the Russian Ambassador in Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, our country that diplomatic relations between Moscow and Sofia would be severed. Of course, this did not happen and reciprocal measures were expected.

Throughout history, Bulgaria and Russia had severed diplomatic relations a couple of times and for different reasons. Read more about them .

Follow on and

Write to us at

- /BNR

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Europe Sun.

More Information

22 ℃

Fair in Istanbul/Ataturk

International

Section

Would a new Cold War be in the best interest of the United States?

As China unleashed live-fire military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, simulating a real "reunification by force" operation in the ...

Myanmar deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to serve six additional years in prison

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - According to a legal official, a court in Myanmar has sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi ...

China, Nepal to build rail, communications network across Himalayas

BEIJING, China: Following a meeting between their foreign ministers, China and Nepal have agreed to build the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity ...

Heatwave continues in China as temperatures exceed 40C

BEIJING, China: Several regions in China experienced temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, including the major southwestern city of Chongqing.The country's ...