"British police arrest three over alleged Russia-linked spying, as Lithuania and Latvia uncover sabotage plots. British police have arrested three people suspected of running sabotage and espionage operations for Russia. The detentions on Thursday east of London mark the latest in a string of espionage allegations that Moscow has been recruiting people to engage in attacks and spying across Europe."
"Since its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, Russia has regularly been accused of running covert intelligence operations across Europe. The detentions in the UK came a day after Lithuania and Latvia reported uncovering separate Moscow-linked operations. Lithuanian prosecutors said they had broken up a network that planned arson and explosive attacks in several European Union states. Latvia's security service announced the detention of a man suspected of passing military intelligence to Russia."
Three people — two men aged 41 and 46, and a 35-year-old woman — were detained in Essex on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act 2023. Police investigated suspected collaboration with Russian intelligence. London's Counter Terrorism Command said the United Kingdom has seen increasing recruitment of proxies by foreign intelligence services. The detentions followed reports from Lithuania and Latvia of separate Moscow-linked plots. Lithuanian prosecutors said they disrupted a network planning arson and explosive attacks across several EU states. Latvia detained a man suspected of passing military intelligence to Russia. Recent convictions include men found guilty of arson linked to Russia's Wagner group.
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