Russia expels 14 Bulgarian diplomats in retaliation for government

Russia announced on Friday that 14 officials were expelled from the Bulgarian consulate and embassy in response to Bulgaria’s “unjustified” decision to expel Russian diplomatic officials at a tense time over Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine.

Bulgaria announced in June that it had expelled 70 Russian diplomatic personnel and temporarily closed the Russian consulate general in Ruse, northern Bulgaria.

“We want to emphasize that the responsibility for the consequences of these counterproductive measures rests entirely with the Bulgarian government,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in the announcement. said.