Poland dismisses Russia’s claim of breaking up Polish spy network as “disinformation”
Russia claims to have arrested two agents conducting espionage in Kaliningrad.
Poland has dismissed Russia's claim that it dismantled a Polish spy network in Kaliningrad as "disinformation" and a "provocation". Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Wednesday that it had arrested two alleged agents, one from Poland's Military Intelligence Service (SWW) and the other from the Internal Security Agency (ABW), who were allegedly collecting and transmitting information about military personnel and facilities in the Kaliningrad region.
The FSB also warned seven Polish citizens and three Russians who had contact with Polish intelligence agencies, banning the Poles from entering Russia. Poland's security services spokesman Jacek Dobrzyński called the Russian announcement "another provocation and act of disinformation", especially as it was released on Polish Independence Day.
Poland's foreign ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór urged caution and appealed to people not to fall for Russian propaganda. Fact-checking service OKO.press also questioned the material shared by Russia, noting that the alleged Polish-language phone messages had unnatural wording and appeared to be translated from Russian. The footage showing the alleged detentions seemed to have been recorded earlier, judging by the green foliage on trees.
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