Bulgarian Ambassador to Moscow Atanas Krystin arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry due to the expulsion of Russian trade representatives from Sofia, RIA Novosti reported.
Earlier, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said that it was expelling two Russian diplomats on suspicion of espionage. The Bulgarian prosecutor’s office explained that two Russians were engaged in espionage and intelligence activities in the country. The department said that their goal was to transfer intelligence data to Moscow. No evidence was presented.
Russia has stated that it does not rule out “mirror measures” against Bulgaria.