Author of the article:
Reuters
MOSCOW — Russia’s FSB federal security agency said on Monday it had detained a Japanese consul in Russia’s Pacific port city of Vladivostok for alleged espionage and declared him persona non grata, Russian news agencies reported.
The FSB said the consul was caught receiving secret information on the effect of Western sanctions on the economic situation in Russia’s far east. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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