Event 56b1f251-76c5-4018-be9a-0d22dfde9386

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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Espionage Country: Estonia Country: Russia Attack Type: Espionage

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/russian-profes ...

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Event Time

1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russian professor arrested in Estonia on espionage charges

Short Summary: Russian professor Viacheslav Morozov was arrested in Tartu, Estonia, on suspicion of espionage for Moscow.

Description

Estonian authorities have arrested Russian professor Viacheslav Morozov on charges of espionage. He was a professor at the University of Tartu. The arrest follows Estonia’s broader security crackdown amid concerns over Russian intelligence activities.

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Estonian authorities have arrested a Russian professor on espionage charges.

Viacheslav Morozov, a professor of international political theory at the University of Tartu... was arrested on suspicion of spying for Moscow.

The University of Tartu said Morozov's contract had been terminated ‘in connection with circumstances which have become known to the university’.

Related URLs

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/russian-professor-arrested-in-estonia-on-espionage-charges

Source

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/russian-professor-arrested-in-estonia-on-espionage-charges

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