Bulgaria to Expel Russian Diplomat as Government Probes Blasts
- Bulgarians urge Russia to assist with investigations
- Standoff escalates after Czechs expell most Russian diplomats
Emilian Gebrev
Photographer: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images
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Bulgaria expelled a Russian diplomat and urged Moscow to fully cooperate in an investigation into several explosions at arms warehouses that may be linked to a deadly munitions blast in the Czech Republic in 2014.
The Bulgarian probe, which authorities have linked to the attempted poisoning of an arms dealer, adds a new chapter to a row that earlier this month plunged relations between the Czech Republic and Russia to their lowest point since the fall of the Iron Curtain more than thirty years ago.