Russia arrests man in Crimea for allegedly spying for Ukraine Reuters 2 hrs ago
MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - Russia s Federal Security Service arrested a man in Crimea on Thursday on suspicion of treason for allegedly handing over secret information to Ukraine about Russia s Black Sea Fleet, the RIA news agency reported.
The arrest comes amid acute tensions with Ukraine as Moscow has built up military forces near their shared border. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Crimea on Thursday to oversee large-scale military drills.
Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, prompting the West to impose sanctions. Ukraine wants the region back.
Russian Arrested In Crimea Accused Of Spying For Ukraine
April 22, 2021 09:03 GMT
Since seizing Crimea in 2014, Russia has arrested dozens of people on charges including extremism, terrorism, and espionage.
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SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine A Russian national suspected of spying for Ukraine has been arrested in the Russian-occupied region of Crimea.
The Lenin district court in the city of Sevastopol said on April 22 that a Russian citizen born in 1998 suspected of high treason had been placed under pretrial arrest until at least June 19.
Earlier in the day, Russia s Federal Security Service (FSB) said its officers had detained a person who passed classified information about Russia s Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian military intelligence.
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The Kremlin spokesman doesn t think these things are interrelated
MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/. The Kremlin believes that the situation surrounding the conspiracy to assassinate Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and pull off a coup d’etat can’t affect integration with Russia.
Read also I don’t think these things are interrelated, Peskov told reporters on Thursday, commenting on whether the situation in Belarus could influence the pace of integration between Moscow and Minsk, and if the two countries needed closer ties in order to avoid such threats.
According to Peskov, the integration processes in the framework of the Union State are one thing, while external threats and never-ending meddling attempts in the domestic affairs of both countries (Russia and Belarus - TASS) are a completely different reality. This is the reality that we will have to face for years to come, he noted. And we should be accustomed for this.
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