Danish secret service: Russian arrested for espionage

The Danish secret service announced on Tuesday that a Russian citizen had been arrested on suspicion of espionage; according to media reports, the woman was well-known in the Russian diaspora.

The PET intelligence service said in a statement that the Russian citizen was arrested south of Copenhagen and is suspected of “enabling a foreign intelligence service to operate in Denmark.”

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The Danish secret service announced on Tuesday that a Russian citizen had been arrested on suspicion of espionage; according to media reports, the woman was well-known in the Russian diaspora.

The PET intelligence service said in a statement that the Russian citizen was arrested south of Copenhagen and is suspected of “enabling a foreign intelligence service to operate in Denmark.”

It said the suspect was expected to be released after questioning, but added that “the case is still under investigation and the PET has no further comment.”

PET stressed that the case had “no connection with the recent European Parliament elections,” but rather concerned media reports about a Russian sovereign wealth fund.

The Danish public broadcaster DR and other European partner media recently published reports on the Russian fund Pravfond.

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The fund set up by the Russian authorities is suspected of financing disinformation projects, according to documents collected by DR.

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