Bulgaria
Sacked intelligence chief under US sanctions calls out Russian influence
On the interim government's advice, President Rumen Radev has made a string of dismissals as the country heads into the 11 July elections. Those sacked included top intelligence officers who are ready to denounce Russian influence in the country, along with political opposition led by former prime minister Boyko Borisov. [...]
Published on 29.06.2021 at 06:00 GMT
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- Anatoly Makarov
- Antoine Gechev
- Atanas Atanasov
- Boiko Borissov
- Defence Information Service
- Delyan Peevski
- Dimitar Georgiev
- Eleonora Mitrofanova
- Emilian Gebrev
- FSB
- GERB
- GRU
- Ilko Zhelyazkov
- NBKSRS
- Nedyalko Nedyalkov
- Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Rossotrudnichestvo
- Roszarubezhcenter
- Rumen Radev
- State Agency for National Security
- State Intelligence Agency
- Stefan Yanev
- SVR
- Union for Compatriots
- Yevgeny Primakov
- Yevgeny Primakov Jr
