Dzhambazki inquired whether the European Commission is aware of the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Bulgaria, accused of alleged "espionage", and whether the European Commission is considering the possibility of expanding sanctions against Russia.
“Is the European Commission considering the possibility of expanding the circle of affected persons and increasing sanctions against Russia?
Is she considering extending the sanctions? "
- the parliamentarian specified.
He recalled that last year the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry declared two Russian diplomats working in Sofia persona non grata, in connection with the fact that they "were engaged in the collection of confidential state information about the Bulgarian armed forces."
In addition, the deputy added that shortly thereafter, the chief prosecutor of the republic, Ivan Geshev, notified the country's Foreign Ministry about "intelligence activities carried out in Bulgaria by a foreign citizen with diplomatic immunity."
According to Dzhambazka, it was about the military attaché of the Russian embassy in Sofia.
In September 2020, the Bulgarian authorities decided to expel two Russian diplomats, allegedly suspected of "espionage", without presenting concrete evidence.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called such a step a deliberate attempt to damage constructive Russian-Bulgarian interaction.
In response, on October 12, Moscow declared two Bulgarian diplomats persona non grata.