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Russian Officer Appeals to Putin to Drop Fraud Charges Against Scammed Son

A decorated Russian military officer fighting in Ukraine has appealed to President Vladimir Putin over claims that his teenage son was coerced by Ukrainian...

Kremlin Denies Having Ties to American Soldier Arrested in U.K. for Spying

British counterterrorism police arrested the 41-year-old senior U.S. soldier on Tuesday near the city of Gloucester in southwestern England following a...

FSB Arrests Alleged Polish Intelligence Agents in Kaliningrad Region

The FSB claimed the two individuals were gathering information about military facilities in the western Kaliningrad region.

FSB Arrests Swede in Pskov Region Over Border Crossing and Sabotage Allegations

The man allegedly crossed into Russian territory under the guise of enlisting in the Russian military.

FSB Arrests Khabarovsk Man Accused of Spying for New Zealand

The FSB claimed that New Zealand “recruited” the man to gather intelligence on Russia’s defense cooperation with countries in the Asia-Pacific region...

Japan Admits Need to Counter Espionage After Russian ‘Den of Spies’ Report

The New York Times reported that thanks to "weak espionage laws," Moscow was using Japan as a hub for intelligence gathering and procurement of dual-use...

Polish Court Jails Russian Activist and Wife for Spying for FSB

Igor Rogov, a former employee of the now-defunct nonprofit Open Russia, was sentenced to seven years in prison for passing information about Poland-based...

Italy Expels 2 Russian Embassy Employees for Spying

Russia's Foreign Ministry said it would respond to Italy's expulsion of the two officials.

Italy Arrests 2 Over Alleged Spying for Russia

Prosecutors said the main suspect, whom they did not name, was a 59-year-old former officer in the Carabinieri military police who previously worked in...

Russia Expels British Diplomat Over Alleged Economic Espionage

The British Embassy in Moscow dismissed the spying allegations and called the expulsion “completely unacceptable.”

Russia Quietly Expands Intelligence Hub in Vienna – FT

Legal loopholes and Austria’s neutrality have allowed Moscow to expand what Western officials describe as one of its largest covert signals intelligence...

Estonia Deports Russian Man Accused of Planning to Spy for Moscow

The man, identified as Andrei Zhuravlyov, was allegedly supposed to be involved in preparations for a “hybrid attack.”

Moscow Vows Response as Germany Expels Russian Alleged Spy Handler

Der Spiegel reported that the alleged spy handler was a GRU officer whose diplomatic cover was the post of deputy military attache.

Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Target Russian Defense Contractors – Reuters

The cyberespionage group used AI-generated documents as decoys.

3 Arrested in Paris Suspected of Spying and Acting for Russia

The arrests are part of a probe into an association that presents itself as a humanitarian organization offering aid to civilians in Ukraine's Donbas region...

FSB Arrests Moscow Man on Treason Charges for Alleged NATO Contact

The FSB accused the man of passing on personal information intended to help recruit Russian nationals for covert cooperation.

Ukraine Says It Destroyed Oreshnik Missile Inside Russia

SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk said the covert operation was carried out at a missile testing range in the Astrakhan region.

Netherlands Detains 2 Teens on Suspicion of Spying for Pro-Russia Hackers

The boys, who were reportedly contacted via Telegram by unidentified pro-Russian hacker networks, could face up to eight years in prison.

British Police Arrest 3 People Accused of Spying for Russia

Counter Terrorism Command head Dominic Murphy said the U.K. was witnessing an increase in "proxies" being recruited by foreign intelligence agencies.

Latvia Arrests Man Accused of Spying for Russia

Authorities in the Baltic country claimed the Latvian man, who was not identified, had shared the locations and security protocols of Latvian and NATO...

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