Norway arrests man accused of being Russian spy

  • 📰 BBCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 42 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 20%
  • Publisher: 97%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

The man, who posed as a Brazilian academic, was believed to be researching 'threats' to Arctic Norway.

Security services in Norway say they have arrested a university lecturer accused of working for Russia as a spy.

But the PST's deputy chief, Hedvig Moe, told reporters that investigators had become concerned that the man "may have acquired a network and information about Norway's policy" in the north of the country. Officials believe the suspect was working in Norway as part of Russia's so-called "illegals" programme.

The man has not been officially identified, but local media reported that his social media accounts showed he had won a masters from the University of Calgary's Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies in 2018. "He first contacted me in autumn last year... We assessed him like we would other researchers. One of his references was a professor I knew very well," said Gunhild Hoogensen Gjoerv, a professor of security studies at the University of Tromso.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

0998732ooppiiu52qjnxx Mbzxghu89 ,mb ٨😋

This should have been done in the USA. There seems to be many Russian spies here. They aren’t secret about it, either.

Putin is such a nuisance, troubled person, hope he realize soon and repent

It is

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines