A court in Poland convicted and sentenced 14 foreigners on December 19 on charges of spying for Russia. Investigators said the defendants planned to derail a train carrying aid to neighboring Ukraine and monitored critical infrastructure, including two airports, a military plant, and two seaports and other objects all linked to Polish efforts to send military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Eleven of the defendants are Ukrainian citizens, two are Belarusians, and one is a Russian national who played ice hockey in Poland. Two other suspects will be tried separately after they retracted their confessions. No identities were revealed. The prison terms range from 13 months to six years. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
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