MOSCOW, July 1 Do not rush to draw final conclusions about the possibility of breaking off diplomatic relations between Russia and Bulgaria, said Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov. were alleged to have worked for the secret services, using their diplomatic activities as a front. In response, the Russian ambassador submitted a note to the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry demanding that the decision to expel the diplomats be reversed. The term that the Russian Federation gave Bulgaria to cancel its decision expired at 12.00 Moscow time on Friday. Moscow has promised to respond to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Sofia by saying that the measures will not necessarily be symmetrical. Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova told Bulgarian TV about the possibility of breaking diplomatic relations due to the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats. According to her, Sofia's actions cannot remain without consequences. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said earlier that he did not know the details of the impending mass expulsion of Russian diplomats from the country. According to local media reports, later Petkov, who had previously received a no-confidence vote from parliament, said that the decision to expel him did not come from him personally. The People's Assembly (Parliament) of Bulgaria voted to summon Petkov and the head of the State Security Agency (DANS) to a hearing on the mass expulsion. :49Bulgaria said they would not change the decision to expel Russian diplomats
