INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
authorities ordered the Russian Orthodox Church representative in Sofia, Archimandrite Vassian, to leave Bulgaria alongside two Belarusian
were implementing Russia's "hybrid strategy to purposefully influence the socio-political processes in Bulgaria in favor of Russian
probably summon her Bulgarian counterpart to condemn the religious expulsions, but added that a closure of Bulgarian churches in Russia was
the European Union and NATO, Bulgaria is a Slavic and Orthodox country with close historical and cultural ties to Russia.But relations have
been strained since Russia launched its war against Ukraine, with Sofia expelling 70 Russian diplomatic staff last year.AFP contributed
