Poland charges Russian ice hockey player with spying - BBC News
The suspect, a Russian national playing in Poland's major league, faces up to 10 years in prison.
3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Jaroslav LukivBBC NewsAn ice hockey player from Poland's major league has been charged with spying for Russia, Warsaw says.
The man, a Russian citizen, was arrested on 11 June in Silesia, southern Poland, and is believed to be part of a Russian spy ring.
Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) has so far detained 14 people suspected of being part of the group.
It says all of them are citizens of countries to the east of Poland, not necessarily just Russia.
The decades-long spy conflict between Russia and the West has intensified since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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