A Swedish court convicted two Iranian-born Swedish brothers to lengthy prison sentences for spying for Russia and its GRU military intelligence service
, in a verdict that ratchets up tensions between, while Russia said it had begun an investigation into a U.S. national detained there on espionage allegations.
“This is about a very serious crime, and an employee who grossly abused trust,” SÄPO chief Charlotte van Essen said. “It is something that should not be allowed to happen, but which we as a security service know can happen. Security and intelligence services are a prominent target for foreign powers.”
A State Department spokesperson said that the U.S. was aware of “unconfirmed reports of an investigation regarding a U.S. citizen in Russia” and that it was looking into the matter. The spokesperson added that Russia didn’t regularly inform the U.S. of the trials, sentencing, or movement of U.S. citizens detained in Russia, or provide timely notification about the detention of U.S. citizens.
Taylor Dudley, in a gray jumper, arrived at a news conference in Washington after his release from Kaliningrad, Russia, earlier this month.A U.S. Navy veteran, Taylor Dudley, was released from Russian detention last week after being held since last April, about a month after theThe conviction of the two brothers in Sweden highlights the growing risk of espionage and hybrid warfare against Nordic countries in proximity to Russia following Moscow’s invasion last year of Ukraine.
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