Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Russia declares another Bulgarian diplomat persona non grata

Ambassador Atanas Krastin
Photo: BGNES

The Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Moscow Atanas Krastin was invited today at a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Ambassador Krastev was informed that a diplomat from the Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow was declared persona non grata.

According to Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Federation has informed Bulgaria that it undertook this measure in response to Bulgaria’s decision to declare a diplomat from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sofia persona non grata on April 29, 2021, for carrying out activities incompatible with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry recommends avoiding travel to Serbia on the weekend, protests expected

Bulgarian citizens and road hauliers should avoid traveling to Serbia on March 15 and 16 except in cases of extreme necessity , until the protest actions are over, advises the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry. On Saturday, March 15, another organized..

published on 3/15/25 9:50 AM

Cloudy and warm, with a maximum of 30°C

On Saturday, after the expected overnight rainfall, morning temperatures will range between 8°C and 13°C. In Sofia, it will be around 11°C. During the day, clouds will be mostly significant but high. Winds will increase from the south-southwest,..

published on 3/14/25 7:05 PM

The emblematic monument of Hristo Botev in Bulgaria's Vratsa dismantled for restoration

The emblematic monument of Bulgaria's national hero - the poet-revolutionary Hristo Botev in the center of the city of Vratsa has been dismantled for restoration . For this purpose, the nine-meter statue will be transported to a specialized workshop in..

published on 3/14/25 5:38 PM