North Macedonia's President Accuses Unnamed Bulgarian Politicians Of Ties With Russian Intelligence

North Macedonia's president, Stevo Pendarovski, said on January 23 that a number of Bulgarian politicians who engage in campaigns against his country are connected to Russian intelligence services. “These are organized activities by structures from Bulgaria that were activated after the adoption of the European negotiation framework in July of last year,”Pendarovski said following a meeting of the country’s Security Council. He added that he will propose to the government that it should ban a Bulgarian member of the European parliament as well as several other Bulgarian nationals from entering North Macedonia due to their actions. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Balkan Service, click here.