Latvia Detains Couple Suspected of Spying for Russia
Investigators say the pair gathered non-public defense and NATO-related information, and one suspect photographed a military base from the air.
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A couple was detained in Latvia on suspicion of illegally gathering information about NATO and the country's defense sector for Russian military intelligence, the Baltic country's security authority said Thursday.
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Latvia's intelligence service announced today the arrest and detention of a Latvian couple suspected of espionage, specifically targeting NATO, on behalf of the Russian military intelligence service (GRU). The two suspects were arrested on June 28 during an operation conducted in cooperation with the military intelligence service (MIDD), the Latvian State Security Service (VDD) said in a statement. The information the couple allegedly provided T…
One of them was carrying out aerial photography of NATO military installations.
In Latvia, two citizens suspected of gathering information for Russian military intelligence were detained, and according to the authorities, one of them used a private aircraft to monitor the NATO base.
<p>Two suspects of espionage for the Russian Federation were detained in Latvia, one of them used a private plane. The couple is suspected of passing data on NATO forces and support to Ukraine to Russian intelligence. One of them photographed the base from private jet.</p>
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