Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has declared 10 Russian diplomats personae non gratae, Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova told TASS.
"Ten diplomats have been declared personae non gratae, the wording is usual -" activities incompatible with their status." We perceive this as an extremely unfriendly act and reserve the right to retaliate," the diplomat said.
A spokesperson with the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry told TASS that diplomats have 72 hours to leave the territory of the republic.
"At the suggestion of the competent authorities, agreed with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Bulgaria today declared ten Russian diplomats personae non gratae. They were given a period of 72 hours to leave the country," reads an official statement published on the website of the Foreign Ministry.