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2022-08-05 20:11:01, Kosova & Bota CNA

Russia expels 14 Bulgarian diplomats as a sign of revenge against Sofia

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Russia announced on Friday that it was expelling 14 Bulgarian diplomats in response to Sofia's "unjustified" decision to expel Russian diplomatic personnel, as tensions between the two countries remain high after Moscow launched its offensive in Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement released on August 5 that it summoned Bulgarian Ambassador Atanas Kristin and handed him a letter declaring 14 Bulgarian diplomatic employees as "undesirable persons" in Russia.

Shumë vende evropiane kanë dëbuar diplomatët rusë pasi Moska dërgoi trupat ushtarake në Ukrainë më 24 shkurt, me Rusinë që i është kundërpërgjigjur në të njëjtën mënyrë.

Bullgaria në qershor bëri të ditur se po dëbonte 70 persona nga stafi diplomatik rus, numri më i madh i dëbuar njëherazi nga vendi ballkanik.Sofja njoftoi gjithashtu mbylljen e përkohshme të konsullatës së përgjithshme të Rusisë në Bullgari.

"Dëshirojmë të theksojmë se përgjegjësia për pasojat e këtyre hapave kundërprodhues i takon tërësisht qeverisë së Bullgarisë," tha ministria e jashtme ruse.

"We believe that such actions not only cause significant damage to the traditional ties between our countries... but also testify to the further degradation of the West, which is ready to sacrifice the interests of its partners to harm Russia," it said. in the statement.

After Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, many Western countries imposed tough sanctions on Moscow. These measures include the exclusion of some Russian banks from the SWIFT banking transaction system, an embargo on Russian exports, investment restrictions, asset freezes for government officials and their families, and a travel ban for many high-ranking Russian officials. .REL