Lithuania: An 83 -year -old was convicted of spying in favor of Russia

Guilty of espionage on behalf of Russia was judged by a court in the Lithuania An 83 -year -old man. The old man was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.

The 83 -year -old has forwarded information to Russia’s military intelligence service for a number of years for money, stressed the regional court in Siauliai, Lithuania and sent him to prison for espionage.

The old man, who Has Lithuanian and Russian citizenshipHe was arrested in January 2024, but authorities announced his arrest at the end of last year to complete the investigation of the case.

According to the court, Authorities found in possession of arrested spy equipment. While the defendant admitted that he was forwarding unregulated information, he denied that they were intended for Russian secret services.

OR Lithuania, member of the European Union and NATOborders the Russian enclave Kaliningrad and Belarus, a close ally of Moscow.