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NEW SPYING SCANDAL STRAINS TIES BETWEEN BULGARIA AND RUSSIA
total global reserves, which makes it the world’s sixth-biggest country in this respect. In 2020, Russian economy officials expect a 3.2 percent drop in the crude processing figures amid a collapse in fuel demand in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. The massive economic slowdown will contribute to the drop in automotive fuel output, to 40.1 million tons. In 2021 it is forecast to climb by 5 percent, to 42 million tons. Meanwhile, the production of diesel is projected to grow by 2.8 percent in 2020, to 80.6 million tons. In 2023, crude oil processing figures are foreseen to hit 286 million tons. There will be other increases, too. By 2023, automotive fuel output is projected to grow by 5.1 percent compared with 2019 (42.3 million tons) while diesel production might rise by 6 percent, to 83.1 million tons.
30 September 2020 NEW SPYING SCANDAL STRAINS TIES BETWEEN BULGARIA AND RUSSIA
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Bulgarian officials ordered to expel two Russian diplomats over spying allegations. This is as yet another spying scandal between Bulgaria and Russia this year. The two expelled Russians served for the military intelligence agency
