Bulgarians Face Russia Spy Plot Trial In Britain

From left: Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, and Orlin Roussev are three of the five Bulgarians charged with spying for Russia.

Five Bulgarian nationals in custody in Britain will face trial next year on charges they spied for Russia, a judge ruled on November 10. Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova are alleged to have been part of a "network" conducting surveillance for Russia "with another person known as Jan Marsalek and others unknown." Marsalek is the Austrian former chief operating officer of payments firm Wirecard, who became a wanted man in Germany over fraud allegations. He hasn't been charged in the British case. Judge Jeremy Baker set a trial date for October 28 next year.