WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Polish authorities said Tuesday they charged a 47-year-old Ukrainian citizen with working for Russian intelligence after he was discovered last month conducting reconnaissance of military facilities in Poland.
The National Prosecutor´s Office did not name the man but said that he was born in Russia, and that he was arrested and charged on March 20.
The suspect’s activities involved “reconnaissance of military facilities in Poland” on behalf of Russian intelligence, a crime punishable under Polish law by prison terms 5 to 30 years, the prosecutor´s office said in a statement. The office added that the suspect explained that he had “ideological motives for his activities resulting from his ties with Russia.”
Jacek Dobrzy’nski, spokesman for Poland´s Interior Ministry and security services,
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