Sofia, Bulgaria — Bulgarian prosecutors on Friday said six people had been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, among them several defense ministry officials in the EU and NATO member state.
The officials are accused of passing classified information to the head of the alleged spy ring, an ex-intelligence officer.
His wife, who has joint Russian-Bulgarian nationality, “played the role of intermediary between (the ex-officer) and the embassy of the Russian Federation,” prosecution spokeswoman Siyka Mileva told a press conference.
Mileva said the wife allegedly passed on confidential information about Bulgaria and its EU and NATO partners to “an employee of the Russian em…
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