Carlos Faria
Lavrov: After the Mess Up in Bulgaria, our Embassy cannot Function Normally
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today that the country's embassy in Sofia cannot work normally at the moment. According to him, the decision to expel dozens of diplomats and administrative officials is an "illegal mess up" of a prime minister with a "pro-American orientation".
"Only Serbia and Venezuela" back Russia in Skripal affair
Beta agency is reporting this on Thursday, quoting an article published on the website of Moscow-based daily Kommersant.
The briefing in question was held by the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Vladimir Yermakov.