Bulgarian decorator ‘spied for China’

A Bulgarian painter and decorator has denied spying for Russia. Tihomir Ivanchev, 38, is accused of being part of a spy network alongside fellow Bulgarians Orlin Roussev, 46, Bizer Dzhambazov, 43, Katrin Ivanova, 32, Ivan Stoyanov, 32, and 29-year-old Vanya Gaberova. They are said to have carried out surveillance for Vladimir Putin’s regime while living in the UK between August 2020 and February 2023. Ivanchev appeared at the Old Bailey today and denied conspiring to gather information that would be…