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Industrial Espionage

Kremlin Warns of Foreign Espionage as Scientists Criticize New Restrictions

Scientists are advised to meet their foreign colleagues only if they are accompanied and have been formally authorized to do so.

Closed trial

Russia Sentences Polish National to 14 Years for Espionage

He was charged for attempting to smuggle parts of the S-300 system to Poland.

Political revenge

Ex-U.S. Marine Held in Russia Says His Espionage Case Is Politically Motivated

Paul Whelan said earlier he was being subjected to threats and humiliation by a security service investigator.

Extended detention

Russia's FSB Wants Alleged U.S. Spy Whelan to Be Held for 3 More Months – Interfax

Paul Whelan's arrest has heightened already-tense relations between the U.S. and Russia.

Espionage case

Ex-Marine Whelan Links His Detention in Russia to U.S. Sanctions

“Sanctioned friends with locals, who look for big fish and now know their mistake,” Whelan reportedly wrote to his family.

Butina

Admitted Russian Agent Butina Sentenced to 18 Months, Deportation

"I have three degrees, but now I am a convicted felon with no job, no money," she said.

Spying charges

Russian Court Sentences Norwegian National to 14 Years for Espionage

A Russian court found Frode Berg guilty of espionage on Russian nuclear submarines.

nuclear info

Putin Says Norwegian Spy Suspect Can't Be Pardoned Until His Trial Is Over

Frode Berg is being tried in Russia for allegedly gathering information about Russian nuclear submarines.

Hacker intrigue

Russian Cyber Expert Sentenced for Treason in FSB Scandal

Georgy Fomchenkov was found guilty of committing state treason in the interests of the United States.

opinion

Leonid Bershidsky

R.I.P. Russiagate. Here's What We Learned

It’s important now to be clear-eyed, no matter if you bought the conspiracy theory or not.

spy mania

Russia Compromised 600 Foreign Spies in 2018, Putin Says

Putin urged FSB officers to be ever vigilant against foreign operatives.

opinion

A Year After the Skripal Poisoning, How Much Has Really Changed?

Mark Galeotti on the legacy of the Skripal poisoning.

Podcast

Two Senior Russian Cybersecurity Experts Convicted of Treason. And the Legacy of Media Executive Igor Malashenko

The weekly news and analysis podcast from central Moscow.

Nordic noir

Swedish Security Police Says Suspected Russian Spy Was Arrested

The suspect is believed to have been engaged in criminal activity since at least 2017.

shooting blanks

U.S. Judge Delays Sentencing of Admitted Russian Agent Butina

Butina pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiring to act as a foreign agent for Russia.

state treason

Russia Sentences Cyber Experts to Long Jail Terms for Treason

The two men were convicted of passing secret information to foreign intelligence services.

Whelan Waits

Russia Prolongs Detention of Ex-U.S. Marine Held for Spying

A Russian court on Friday ruled to extend by three months the detention of former U.S. marine Paul Whelan.

Spy arrest

Russia Looks to Extend Detention of Ex U.S. Marine Held for Spying

Paul Whelan, who holds U.S., British, Canadian and Irish passports, was detained in a Moscow hotel room on Dec. 28.

Espionage case

Belgian Intel Officer Is a Suspected Russian Spy, Reports Say

The unnamed officer was accused of providing a Serbian national, who is suspected of being a Russian agent, access to classified information in 2016.

Espionage

Two Estonians Convicted of Spying for Russia

One man was suspected of passing state secrets and classified information to Russia’s military GRU intelligence agency for over 10 years.

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