The Lithuanian national who is suspected of spying for Belarus is a former electromechanic at Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation) Romualdas Lipskis, who was under surveillance for three years, according to DELFI sources.
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Belarus has always been and will remain Russia's military ally, despite Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's recent statements about Russia's continuing aggression in Ukraine, says Vytis Jurkonis, a lecturer at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius Universi...
Belarus is spying in Lithuania both individually and is also acting as a proxy for Russia, claims British journalist Edward Lucas, the author of a book on Russia's spying.
A member of staff of Lithuanian state company Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation) has been accused of spying for Belarus. A second person, also suspected of spying, is still under investigation, Lithuania's law enforcement said on Monday.
Espionage charges have been brought against a Lithuanian citizen, the Prosecutor General's Office said.
On Wednesday, a high officer in the Polish military was detained on suspicions of spying for Russia. The Lithuanian State Security Department says it has spotted attempts by the Russian intelligence to recruit spies in this country, too.
The Lithuanian State Security Department has issued a warning about a significant surge in Russian intelligence activities in both Lithuania and other countries. The Department has even published a booklet, explaining ordinary citizens the aims and methods of foreign intelligence agencies.
Over the last decade, eleven intelligence officers from foreign countries have been sent out of Lithuania because of their spying activities, according to a publication issued by the country's State Security Department on Wednesday.
