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In tit-for-tat move, Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat

Expulsion follows Sofia denying visa to new Russian military attache this October

Elena Teslova  | 05.12.2019 - Update : 05.12.2019
In tit-for-tat move, Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat

MOSCOW

In a tit-for-tat move, Russia on Thursday announced the expulsion of a Bulgarian diplomat.

Moscow declared an employee of the Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow persona non grata after Sofia refused to supply a new Russian military attache with a visa this October.

"This is the mirror response we warned about," an anonymous Russian Foreign Ministry source told Russia's state-run TASS agency.

The Bulgarian diplomat has 24 hours to leave Russia.

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