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Poland Detains Nine Suspected Of Spying For Russia

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (right) and Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov stand next to the first Leopard 2 tanks delivered from Poland on February 24.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (right) and Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov stand next to the first Leopard 2 tanks delivered from Poland on February 24.

Polish authorities said on March 16 that the nation's security services have detained members of an alleged Russian espionage ring, accusing them of preparing acts of sabotage in Poland and monitoring railroad routes used for the transport of weapons into Ukraine. Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said the Internal Security Agency had arrested nine people suspected of spying for Russia in the case. He said at a news conference in Warsaw that the suspects were preparing “sabotage actions aimed at paralyzing the supply of equipment, weapons, and aid to Ukraine.” To read the original story from AP, click here.

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