The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in MoscowMOSCOW, April 1 Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova RIA Novosti reported that the Russian side will respond to Bulgaria's declaration of persona non grata by the first secretary of the Russian embassy. 2022/04/9c6d5a55264c3785c8be88457c944061.jpg» />There is no consensus in Germany on the expulsion of Russian diplomats, the media reported, the Russian diplomatic mission in Sofia confirmed to RIA Novosti that the Bulgarian side declared one employee of the Russian embassy persona non grata, noting that Moscow reserves the right to answer. The Bulgarian prosecutor's office earlier said that the Russian diplomat, whom it calls the «first secretary» of the embassy, was engaged in «intelligence activities», while not indicating his name. Bulgaria's chief prosecutor, Ivan Geshev, informed the country's foreign minister Teodora Genchovska about the data «collected during the investigation of a possible crime.» He called on the Foreign Minister to take measures within the competence of the department. Earlier, the head of the National Security Agency (DANS), Plamen Tonchev, said that Bulgaria would soon declare several more Russian diplomats persona non grata and expel them from the country. Tonchev made this statement after Bulgaria's specialized prosecutor's office said it was investigating two DANS employees and an employee of one of the ministries on suspicion of «spying for Russia.» Earlier, Bulgaria declared 10 Russian diplomats persona non grata. Russia promised to respond to the expulsion of diplomats.
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