An American serviceman has been arrested in Britain on suspicion of working for Russia.
On November 10, British law enforcement officers arrested an American soldier near the city of Gloucester, London police reported.
The man is suspected, among other things, of working for foreign intelligence services. Those allegations may be linked to Russia, London police added.
The police stated that they worked in close cooperation with the US, in particular the FBI, as part of the investigation in this case.
"This important arrest concerns allegations of espionage. This matter is of great concern to the United States and our allies," FBI Director Kash Patel said.
RBC notes in this context that the Russian side has repeatedly denied accusations of espionage. Moreover, Moscow itself accused the Western countries of espionage and in connection with this, in particular, expelled foreign diplomats.