FSB detains British embassy guard on treason charges. It says he collected data for Ukraine’s SBU — to stage a terror attack and pin it on Russia.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the detention of an employee involved in securing the British embassy in Moscow. The individual has been charged with treason under Article 275 of Russia’s Criminal Code. According to the FSB, the man was gathering sensitive information about embassy staff, including their addresses, meeting schedules, and travel plans.

He also appeared to have studied the security protocols within the diplomatic mission and events held there. The FSB claims the guard was acting at the behest of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), receiving directives from Ukrainian blogger Dmytro Karpenko, who goes by the pseudonym "Apostol" or "Apostle." The FSB alleges that Ukraine’s SBU intended to utilize this intelligence to execute sabotage and terrorist attacks against the British ambassador and other diplomats.

They further claim the plan was to falsely accuse Russia of orchestrating these attacks, thereby drawing Britain into a direct military confrontation with Russia and facilitating Ukraine’s acquisition of additional weaponry. London police had recently arrested a British resident named Joshua Cammidge, accusing him of breaching the National Security Act and suspecting his involvement with Russian intelligence.

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