Overview

• The Russian Foreign Ministry says it is monitoring the case and that the embassy in Sofia has not received an official notification from Bulgarian authorities.
• Officials said neither Igor Grechushkin nor his authorized representatives have contacted the Russian embassy, though consular assistance would be provided if requested.
• Bulgarian outlets report he was detained at Sofia’s airport after border checks flagged an Interpol red notice and that he remains under investigative arrest.
• Airport border service told BGNES he arrived from Cyprus using a Cypriot passport and declared a tourism purpose.
• Russian reporting links him to the cargo ship Rhosus tied to the 2020 Beirut explosion, and Lebanese outlet Elnashra reported authorities plan to seek his extradition as the justice minister pledged cooperation with Bulgaria.