JAKARTA - Russian authorities have detained a citizen of his country acting as a spy for the Moldovan intelligence service in Moscow.
Tass reported that the arrest by officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was announced on Thursday, January 22.
"It has been established that in December 2025, a Russian citizen entered Moscow with the aim of carrying out a task for the Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova, aimed at Russian security, and during the preparation of the task he was detained by Federal Security Service officers," the FSB press release said.
The FSB said the Russian citizen was engaged in espionage activities detrimental to Russian security.
In the perpetrator's cellphone, traces of communication with a Moldovan intelligence service officer were also found.
Based on the perpetrator's actions, the FSB Investigative Directorate has charged him under Article 275.1 of the Russian Criminal Code (secret cooperation with a foreign state, international or foreign organization).
The article carries a prison sentence of up to 8 years. "The suspect admitted his guilt. The investigation is ongoing," said the FSB.
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