INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bulgaria will expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff, the EU country's prime minister announced on Tuesday, the biggest number ordered out in
one go from the Balkan nation."Bulgaria is going to expel 70 Russian diplomats
Our services identified them as people who worked against our interests," Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told reporters."Everyone who works
against the interests of Bulgaria will be called upon to return to their country
We expect a full 70-seat plane to fly back to Moscow," Petkov added.Those identified to be a "threat to national security" must leave by
July 3, the foreign ministry said.Multiple European countries have expelled Russian diplomats following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on
while Bulgaria will temporarily close its consulate in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, it said.Bulgaria already expelled 10 Russian
countries and seen some 20 diplomats and a technical assistant expelled.
