70 Russian diplomats and their families from Bulgaria returned home in the biggest deportation that Sofia has ever done with Moscow.

Russian senior diplomat Filip Voskresenski on July 3 told reporters at the airport in Sofia, Bulgaria, that he was one of the 70 Russian diplomats considered by the host country as a person who was not welcomed in the return time.

The expulsion of Russian diplomats was acted by Prime Minister Bulgaria Kiril Petkov.

Petkov said Russia retained 43 diplomats after this decision, while Bulgaria had only 12 employees in Moscow.

Voskresenski said Russia sent two aircraft to Sofia to welcome diplomats and their families to return home after the deportation order.

The Russian Embassy employee in Bulgaria and his family departed at home at Sofia Airport on July 3.

The Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova on July 1 was ultimately the letter, asking Bulgaria to recover the deportation decision but failed.

I am planning to propose leaders to close the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria, the move certainly led to the closing of Bulgaria's diplomatic mission in Moscow, Mitrofanova.

Bulgaria, members of the European Union (EU) and NATO, have close cultural, historical and economic relations with Russia.

The bilateral relationship became more tense after fighting in Ukraine.

Russia at the end of April announced the gas cutting to Bulgaria after the country refused to request a Ruble copper payment request.

From a country considered by Russia as the most reliable friend in Europe, Bulgaria turned away from Moscow and with the West supported Ukraine.

Russia's stopping gas supply for Bulgaria is causing many companies in this country to worry about the shortage of supply and price.