Russia Declares Bulgarian Embassy Staff as 'Persona Non Grata'

Russia has declared Bulgarian embassy staff as 'persona non grata'. The Russian Foreign Ministry reports that the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria, A. Kristen, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where a note was handed over regarding this declaration.

This action is a response to the Bulgarian side's unfounded decision to declare ten diplomats from the Russian embassy in Sofia as 'persona non grata'.