The British police arrested a senior soldier in the US army for helping Russia in gathering intelligence.
[News Channel Now] The British police arrested a senior soldier in the US Army on suspicion of leaking secret intelligence information to Russia.
British police arrested a 41-year-old senior US Army soldier in southwest Gloucestershire on Tuesday and charged him with breaching two provisions of Britain's National Security Act, namely assisting foreign intelligence agencies and unlawfully obtaining or disclosing classified information. Police said the country involved in the allegations is Russia.
The BBC reported that the soldier was stationed at Imagine Barracks in Gloucestershire, which is the headquarters of NATO's rapid reaction force.
FBI Director Patel said this was an important arrest and that the handling of the espionage allegations was a major concern for the United States and its allies.