“The announcement by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry of two diplomatic employees of our embassy in Sofia persona non grata is the fifth such demarche over the past year and a half.
And again, he is left without presenting any evidence, ”she said at a press briefing.
On March 22, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry declared two employees of the Russian Embassy in Sofia persona non grata.
Before that, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov announced his readiness to declare Russian diplomats persona non grata because of the espionage case.
In turn, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that "if Bulgaria takes unfriendly steps towards Russia, then, naturally, they should understand" that retaliatory actions will follow.