Bulgaria Says It Has Broken Up Spy Ring Suspected Of Working For Russia

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Bulgaria Says It Has Broken Up Spy Ring Suspected Of Working For Russia​

Spokeswomen Siika Mileva (center) and Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev (right)

SOFIA -- Bulgaria says it has detained and charged six people suspected of passing classified information to Russia.
A spokeswoman for the Prosecutor-General's Office, Siika Mileva, said on March 19 that the suspects were part of an espionage group led by "a former senior member of the Defense Minister's Military Intelligence Service.”

They had recruited Bulgarian officials who had access to classified information about Bulgaria, NATO, and the EU, Mileva said, adding that his wife had dual Russian-Bulgarian citizenship and "played the role of intermediary” between the ex-officer and an employee of the Russian Embassy.

She said that it was "the first time in our recent history" that such a spy ring had been uncovered.

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