"Senior" US soldier arrested in UK on terrorism charges - Russia link

[peterould]

"The 41-year-old man was arrested near Gloucester on Tuesday, on suspicion of offences under the National Security Act, the Metropolitan Police said.

The force said the allegations related to Russia. The FBI said the arrest involves allegations of espionage.

As part of the investigation, officers are carrying out searches at two locations in Gloucestershire."


BBC News - Senior US soldier arrested by UK counter-terror police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d7q77xgw0v o

 

[william]

FBI Director Kash Patel has said following the Soldier’s arrest: “This important arrest involves allegations of espionage, which is of the utmost concern to the United States and our allies.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2120235676591374726

 

[GBS61]

I’ll call her "Olga" (to protect her true identity).
I once knew a Russian woman I fell in love with; I always suspected she might be a spy. One day, while I was at her place and she was in the shower, she received a message from:

Anna Chapman (born Anna Kushchenko)—the most high-profile figure in the "Russian illegals" case. Based in Manhattan, she posed as an online real estate businesswoman and used an encrypted Wi-Fi network to communicate with Russian officials. She was expelled to Moscow as part of a 2010 prisoner exchange.

To be honest, I could never figure out where Olga got the money for her dozens of trips—frequently to Brighton Beach (the main Russian neighborhood in New York), as well as Mexico and Hawaii (near American military bases). She would never tell me where she was going, but I would see photos from these trips at her place. Furthermore, she claimed she didn’t know any other Russians in the U.S.

When I realized she knew this Russian spy—who was in Putin’s employ—I became frightened and didn’t let on that I had figured it out.
I always found her mysterious. I suspect she sensed that I knew; shortly after, she broke up with me and refused to even speak to me.

She left Canada abruptly, heading to India, then New Zealand, and finally Australia. In recent years, she hasn’t stayed in any one place for long; she moves from farm to farm—working or living on them—and frequently changes countries (primarily Canada and Australia).
She certainly doesn’t fit the profile of a farm worker; she is clearly on the run or in hiding. I have other information about her, but I will not go any further.