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Articles with tag "Espionage"

Ukraine Arrests Army Officer Accused of Spying for Russia

The man, a lieutenant colonel, was accused of providing Russia with details about Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance missions.

Moscow Behind Incendiary Packages Sent Across Europe, Lithuanian Official Says

An adviser to Lithuania’s president said the shipments were part of a Russian military intelligence operation across the continent.
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2 Russians Appear in Polish Court Over Wagner ‘Propaganda’

The men were detained in August 2023 for distributing leaflets about the Wagner Group in the cities of Warsaw and Krakow.
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FSB Chief Calls Pager Attacks a ‘Direct Threat’ to CIS Countries

Speaking at a meeting of CIS special service chiefs, Bortnikov said that such technology could be used for other assassination attempts.
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‘Russian Spy’ Whale Likely Died of Infection – Norwegian Police

The whale, nicknamed “Hvaldimir,” a pun on the Norwegian word for whale (hval) and the whale’s purported ties to Moscow, first appeared in 2019.
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Moldova Expels Russian Diplomat Over Espionage Claims

The move came after prosecutors announced the detention of two officials suspected of treason and conspiring against the country.
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Russia Sentences Evan Gershkovich to 16 Years in Prison on Spying Charges

The American is the first Western journalist to be charged and convicted of espionage in modern Russia.
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U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich Goes on Trial for Espionage in Closed Russian Court

His employer, The Wall Street Journal, has already slammed the trial as a “sham” process.
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Germany Arrests 3 Men Suspected of Spying on Ukrainian National

The three men were only identified as Robert A. from Ukraine, Vardges I. from Armenia and Russian citizen Arman S.
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Estonia Jails Russian Professor 6 Years for Spying

Vyacheslav Morozov was found guilty of gathering information about domestic and defense policy, which he shared with Russian intelligence services.
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Russia Sends U.S. Reporter Gershkovich’s Case to Trial

Evan Gershkovich was accused of working for the CIA and collecting "secret information" about the tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod.
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NATO Eyes Crackdown on Russian Agents Over Alleged Hybrid Attacks

Stoltenberg said a meeting of defense ministers in Brussels would discuss plans to counter a "Russian campaign of hostile activities against NATO allies...
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Moscow Demands Release of Russian Woman Accused of Spying in Denmark

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Copenhagen had provided "no evidence" of the woman's "unlawful activity."
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Denmark Arrests Suspected Russian Spy

Denmark's PET intelligence agency said the Russian citizen was suspected of "enabling a foreign intelligence service to operate" in the country.
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Germany Arrests 2 Over Military Base Attack Plot for Russia

The men are suspected of spying for Russia and planning blasts and arson attacks to undermine Berlin's military support for Ukraine.
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Despite Zero Evidence, ‘Havana Syndrome’ Linked to Russian Military Intelligence – Report

Moscow previously denied any responsibility for the mysterious illness and Washington said foreign involvement was “very unlikely.”
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In First, Russia Arrests South Korean National on Spying Charges

Monday’s arrest on espionage charges marks the first case of its kind against a South Korean citizen in modern Russian history.
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Germany Accuses Putin of Seeking to 'Destabilize' With Wiretap

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called the leak of a confidential German army discussion on Russian social media part of Putin's "information war."
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Russia Sentences Ukrainian to 12 Years for Spying

The defendant was accused of gathering and transferring information about Russia's military presence in a region bordering Ukraine.
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U.K. Offering Citizenship to Russian Informants – Report

Last year, MI6 spy chief Richard Moore urged Russians appalled by the war in Ukraine to spy on Moscow for the British government.
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