
MOSCOW, Jul 4 Russian diplomats, declared persona non grata by Sofia, have left Bulgaria and have already are in Moscow, the Russian embassy in Bulgaria told RIA Novosti. «Yes, they have already arrived in Moscow. Yesterday they flew to Moscow on two flights,» the agency's interlocutor said. the expulsion of Russian diplomats, Moscow will raise the issue of maintaining a diplomatic presence. He stressed that the Bulgarian side is responsible for the possible radical consequences of the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Bulgaria.Retired Prime Minister Kiril Petkov at the end of June announced the expulsion from Bulgaria of 70 Russian diplomats who were allegedly working for the special services, using diplomatic activity as cover. The Foreign Ministry reported that a note verbale with the names of 70 employees of the diplomatic mission was handed over to Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova. Russia, said the Foreign Ministry

