UK arrests U.S. Army soldier over suspected Russia espionage

UK counter-terrorism police arrested a 41-year-old U.S. Army soldier near Gloucester under the National Security Act 2023 over suspected Russia-linked offenses. The probe involves U.S. authorities, the U.S. military and the FBI, per a Metropolitan Police statement cited by Reuters, The Guardian and @sentdefender.

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Sources

• US soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia (Al Jazeera)
• US soldier arrested in UK on Russian espionage allegations (DW)
• British counterterrorism police arrest US soldier accused of spying on behalf of Russia (DW)
• Senior US soldier arrested by UK counter-terror police (BBC)
• UK counter-terrorism police arrest member of US army with alleged links to Russia (The Guardian)
• A Soldier with the U.S. Army has been arrested in Gloucestershire, UK on suspicion of offenses under Section 1 and Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023, as part of an investigation related to R (@sentdefender on X)
• UK police say member of US Army arrested under National Security Act (Reuters)
• A 41-year-old U.S. Army soldier was arrested in the UK on November 10 on suspicion of espionage linked to Russia. The soldier was detained near Gloucester in a joint UK-U.S. counterintelligence… (clashreport on Telegram)

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