Following a report by the State Agency for National Security a pre-litigation procedure has been launched against a Russian diplomat who collected information, which constitutes a state secret, for military intelligence in Moscow, the prosecutor’s office has announced.
The diplomat has carried out intelligence activities since 2017. He has collected military information, including about the deployment of US army units during exercises in Bulgaria. He has been in contact with a Bulgarian citizen with access to classified information providing him with financial benefits. The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has declared the Russian diplomat persona non grata, giving him 72 hours to leave the country, the BTA reports.
Friday will be mostly cloudy. Fog will cover the lowlands before midday. It will rain in some places, especially in southern Bulgaria. Minimum temperatures will be between 0 and 5°C, 2°C in Sofia, and maximum between 6 and 11°C, up to 17°C in the..
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Hristo Stoichkov has been appointed the Sports Tourism Ambassador for the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). This became clear at an official..
The common will and economic potential of the two countries are important prerequisites for the upward development of bilateral relations, said President..
Increasing energy connectivity between countries in the region of Southeast Europe will reduce electricity prices, increase competitiveness and security..
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