The Italian officer reportedly had access to details of Italian defence and NATO activities AFP/GIOVANNI ISOLINOROME: Italy expelled two Russian diplomats on Wednesday after an Italian navy captain was allegedly caught red-handed selling secret documents to a Russian military officer.
Police said the suspected spy was discovered after long investigations led by Italy's domestic intelligence agency AISI, with support from the Chief of the Defence Staff.La Repubblica said it was the"most serious" incident with Russia since the end of the Cold War, recalling a 1989 incident when Russian and Bulgarian spies were discovered in Italy.
The Russian embassy in Rome confirmed that an official in the office of the military attache was stopped by police on Tuesday, but said it was"inappropriate to comment" in detail.
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