The pair had refugee status in Poland but spied on Russian opposition activists.
The pair had refugee status in Poland but spied on Russian opposition activists.
The suspects allegedly recorded members of the Belarusian minority in Poland and sent the material to Minsk.
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They are accused of spreading disinformation, preparing acts of sabotage, and carrying out reconnaissance of NATO troops.
The ABW also pointed to a range of other threats, including espionage by China and the radicalisation of Poland’s youth.
Around a fifth of incidents identified by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism took place in Poland.
The man allegedly expressed his willingness to pass on information about the NATO training center to Russia.
Unofficial reports indicate that he collaborated with Russian and Belarusian intelligence.
The suspect has used his TikTok channels to promote Russia’s narrative and criticise Poland’s government.
They are alleged to have passed information to Moscow about Russian opposition figures in Poland.
Their actions were consistent with the “modus operandi of Russian intelligence”, says the Internal Security Agency.
Russia regularly recruits Ukrainians in Poland to carry out espionage and sabotage.
He is accused of copying documents that enabled the creation of false identities for undercover Russian agents.
The teenager, himself Ukrainian, is accused of helping Russia carry out terrorist attacks in Ukraine.
They may be Ukrainians hoping to avoid deportation back to their homeland, where they could be harshly treated as traitors.