Russia’s security service says it arrested two on espionage charges
The FSB accused the two of gathering military information for Polish intelligence in Kaliningrad. A spokesperson for Poland’s special services minister called Russian intelligence statements a provocation and disinformation.
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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it arrested two people in Kaliningrad and charged them with espionage, accusing them of gathering information about military facilities for Polish intelligence. Interfax cited the service’s statement on 11 November, The Moscow Times said.
Kommersant reported that criminal cases were opened against the two detainees under Article 276 of Russia’s Criminal Code.
Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, separated from the rest of Russia and bordering Poland and Lithuania. The FSB has not identified the suspects, and their nationalities are unknown.
Jacek Dobrzyński, a spokesperson for Poland’s minister in charge of special services, said he would not comment on Russian intelligence services’ online statements. On Poland’s National Independence Day, he described the statements as another provocation and an act of disinformation.
Warnings and custody
The FSB also said it warned seven Polish citizens and three Russian nationals over alleged contacts with Polish security services. Kommersant reported that the warnings concerned conduct that could qualify as espionage or treason. The service said the Polish citizens had been barred from entering Russia for an extended period.
The FSB said a court ordered the two suspects held in custody. If convicted of espionage, they could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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