Russia does not need an embassy in Bulgaria

Beyond emotions, one thinks, Russia does not need an embassy in Bulgaria. Norway does not have an embassy, ​​Canada does not. And in the future you will probably import more energy resources from Norway. The Canadian economy is larger than Russia’s. And there are more Bulgarians living in Canada than in. Our exports to Russia are insignificant. Apart from the UN, UNESCO and several others, we are not members of the same organizations with Russia. Nobody is exported from Bulgaria to Russia. The flow of Russians to Bulgaria also stopped. Our only more meaningful economic ties were gas and oil, which we bought from there, but they stopped gas (not us). Oil will also run out, and this trade does not need an embassy. Russia will be under sanctions for many, many years, even if you withdraw from Ukraine, so trade and political ties will be minimal and will be mainly in the package with the EU. Much of foreign policy today does not have such a need for embassies. There are phones, email, Telegram, vkontakte, Zoom. If the Russians close the embassy, ​​it will be a reasonable economic move on their part, they will save some levs. In fact, Norway is doing just that – when the crisis hit in 2008, they had all the costs and closed the embassy in our country, they have one in Romania, which covers Bulgaria. And if they decide to poison someone or blow up a factory, they will still find a way. In other words, there is no drama, the Russians will still be on the line.