Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow

[ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46720262 ]

Russia’s FSB state security agency says it has arrested a US citizen “caught spying” in Moscow.

It named him as Paul Whelan, saying he was arrested in Moscow on 28 December and charged with “espionage”.

The FSB, Russia’s main counter-espionage service, gave no further details.

If found guilty, he faces between 10 and 20 years in jail, Russia’s Tass news agency reports. There has been no US confirmation yet.

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Usually one Russian spy is equal a bus full of usa spies during the exchange. That is how good Russian counter espionage is. They catch a lot more spies successfully. However once one of their own is caught, he has been embedded for decades and worth having back home for service rendered.

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