The US Department of Justice said that Russian Artur Petrov, who also holds German citizenship, was arrested in Cyprus at the request of US officials on suspicion of exporting microelectronics to the Russian Federation. This has been reported DEA News.
“A citizen of Russia and Germany has been arrested for illegally exporting sensitive microelectronics from the United States to Russia with military applications,” the agency said in a statement.
The publication states that Petrov is suspected of participating in the technology and microelectronics procurement network to supply Russian military product manufacturers. He was arrested in Cyprus on 26 August 2023.
Mariusz Kaminski, former Minister of the Interior of Poland declarationIt is stated that the country’s special services arrested two Russian citizens on charges of conducting espionage activities on the territory of the republic.
On August 9, it was learned that an employee of the Bundeswehr structure in Germany was detained on suspicion of spying on behalf of Russia. The detention took place in the city of Koblenz, in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in the west of the country.
Previously in Poland detained The Belarusian is suspected of spying on behalf of Russia.