Venezuela oil firm transferred millions of euros to Bulgarian bank accounts - security officials

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has blocked transfers out of several bank accounts which have received millions of euros from Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela), security officials said on Wednesday.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido assumed presidency of the country three weeks ago, arguing that Nicolas Maduro's re-election last year was a sham. The United States and most Western countries, including Bulgaria, have recognised Guaido as the legitimate head of state, but Maduro retains the backing of Russia and China and control of state institutions.