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

Another Russian diplomat charged with espionage in Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev
Photo: BGNES-archive

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev informed the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs that the prosecution had gathered evidence for espionage by a citizen of the Russian Federation with diplomatic immunity.

Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted against the Russian citizen, because his activity is in conflict with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

According to the Prosecutor's Office, the person in question is an advisor to the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria. He received information from an army reserve general who had participated in missions abroad. The general worked in the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and had access to EU and NATO classified information.




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

Ahmed Dogan's DPS decides whether to support a government of GERB

The possibility of achieving a parliamentary majority that would form a regular government, as well as the conditions for supporting a future cabinet, were discussed at a meeting in the National Assembly between the leadership of the..

published on 1/12/25 4:30 PM
Atanas Atanasov

Head of the National Statistical Institute does not rule out inflation rise

Possible inflation rise due to the higher price of bread and electricity – this is what the President of the National Statistical Institute, Atanas Atanasov, predicted in an interview with BTA. "In the first days of the year..

published on 1/12/25 12:23 PM

Military convoys will pass through the country to take part in large-scale NATO exercise

Starting today until Tuesday, military convoys will move through the country to participate in NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise on the territory of Romania. The alliance is expected to deploy 10,000 soldiers on its eastern flank..

published on 1/12/25 11:09 AM