# Petkov government expels 70 Russian diplomats

Date: 2022

On 28 June 2022 outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister [Kiril Petkov](/people/kiril-petkov) announced that Bulgaria would expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff. He said many of them were intelligence officers working under diplomatic cover and accused them of interfering in Bulgaria's domestic affairs.

## People

- Kiril Petkov: https://factrail.ai/people/kiril-petkov

## Sources

- https://www.politico.eu/article/kiril-petkov-bulgaria-expels-70-russian-diplomats-and-spies/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/petkov-expels-russian-diplomats-2022-06-28