An adviser to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos has been detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on suspicion of treason.
"The Federal Security Service detained Ivan Safronov, adviser to the director general of Roscosmos state corporation, in Moscow," an FSB spokesperson told Russian state news agency TASS.
"Safronov was performing tasks for one of NATO's intelligence services, collecting state confidential data about Russia's military and technical cooperation, defense and security and handing it over to its [NATO intelligence service] representative."
"The Federal Security Service detained Ivan Safronov, adviser to the director general of Roscosmos state corporation, in Moscow," an FSB spokesperson told Russian state news agency TASS.
"Safronov was performing tasks for one of NATO's intelligence services, collecting state confidential data about Russia's military and technical cooperation, defense and security and handing it over to its [NATO intelligence service] representative."
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An adviser to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos has been detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on suspicion of treason.
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