The German economy ministry has asked the German secret service (BfV) to investigate two high-ranking ministry officials over concerns about their possible ties to Russia, the weekly newspaper Die Zeit reported in a report today. Die Zeit, citing its own investigation, reports that economy ministry officials had approached the Federal Office for the Protection of […]
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Russia: Arrested Russian scientist – Accused of spying for China
Russian authorities have arrested a scientist in Siberia on suspicion of high treason for allegedly working with China’s intelligence services, the state-run TASS news agency reported today, citing regional authorities and his family. Dmitry Kolker, a doctor of physics and mathematics at Novosibirsk State University, who according to his website heads the laboratory of quantum […]
Switzerland: Geneva has become the center of a Russian spy network
The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service claims in a report that Geneva has become a coordination center for Russian espionage in Europe. According to the Swiss secret services, the number of Russian secret agents is estimated at at least dozens. The report states that after several European countries began exposing and deporting Russian spies, the Russian […]
Turkish media: ” Greek spy ‘arrested – What does the Foreign Minister answer?
LAST UPDATE: 19:34 A new diplomatic thriller is underway, as Turkish media broadcast that “a Greek spy was arrested”. According to the Turkish agency Anadolu, the Greek citizen was arrested after investigations by the Turkish National Intelligence Service (MIT), which according to the agency, which cites security sources, revealed that the EYP was collaborating with […]
US: Distinguished Mexican scientist sentenced to four years in prison for spying for Russia
A prominent Mexican scientist was sentenced by a US court on Tuesday to four years in prison for espionage on behalf of Russia. Hector Cabrera Fuentes, 37, pleaded guilty in February. He was accused of acting on behalf of a foreign government without notifying US authorities. “I have deep regrets and regrets for what I […]
Netherlands: Russian spy tries to infiltrate International Criminal Court
The Dutch secret services announced today that they prevented a Russian spy from gaining access – pretending to be a trainee – to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is based in The Hague and is investigating, among other things, war crimes in Ukraine. Had he not been identified in time, the man could have […]
La Repubblica: Russian ship with over 100 spies in southern Sicily
According to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, a Russian ship with 146 passengers, many of whom are said to be spies, is located in southern Sicily. This is the ship Vasily Tatishchev, known in NATO with the code Meridian, 95 meters long. According to La Repubblica and an Italian defense website, most of the people […]
Britain: Espionage legislation revised
Britain will improve its espionage legislation as it faces threats to its national security ranging from cyberattacks to harmful public influence and could undermine the British economy, the Home Secretary said today. Priti Patel announced that the reforms will include the establishment of a Program for the Official Recording of Exercises of Public Exercise from […]
Slovakia: Accuses two people of spying for Russia
Slovakia has charged a former military academy officer and another man with espionage for Russia, police and a special prosecutor announced today. The announcement came a day after a NATO member state expelled three Russian diplomats. Russia has said it will respond to what it calls unjust deportation. Acting police chief Stefan Hamran told a […]
Bulgaria: Prosecution of six people for spying for Russia
The Bulgarian military prosecutor’s office today prosecuted six people, including military intelligence officers, on charges of spying for Russia. The defendants engaged in “espionage activities” as they “collected and disseminated to a foreign country information constituting state secrets,” the Sofia prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Three of the suspects provided “confidential military information”. The […]