Bulgarian prosecutors accuse 2 russian diplomats of spying to obtain military information

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Bulgaria is expelling two Russian diplomats on suspicion of espionage, Reuters news agency said Wednesday, citing the country's Foreign Ministry. They reportedly have 72 hours to leave


the country. > "During the pre-trial investigation, it was established that in the > period from 2016 to the present, two citizens of the Russian > Federation carried out 


intelligence activities to obtain information > about plans to modernise the Bulgarian army. Their goal was to > transfer the collected information, including official and state > 


secrets, to the Russian military intelligence in Moscow", the > prosecution said in a statement. The statement noted that both Russian suspects had diplomatic status, and therefore


the criminal case against them was discontinued.