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The Russian authorities’ decision to arrest Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying charges came under intense scrutiny Friday, with speculation over why the Kremlin decided to take a step that was not only provocative but has no analogy in post-Soviet Russia. As the dust settled on Gershkovich’s detention on Thursday in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, the event looked set to go down as a milestone in the deterioration of already abysmal relations between Moscow and Western capitals. Few seem to take at face value the spying allegations against a reporter who has lived in Russia for 6 years and has repeatedly received official accreditation from the Russian Foreign Ministry. While some believe the Kremlin has an eye on a future prisoner exchange with the United States, others suggested Gershkovoich’s arrest could be designed to intimidate foreign reporters, a way to settle scores for limits placed on Russian journalists in the U.S. or just a delibe
A couple using cover identities of Argentina nationals, recently arrested in Slovenia, turned out to be professional spies, known as “illegals,” that is, operating without a diplomatic cover under fake aliases, hired by Russia’s SVR Foreign Intelligence Service. Ukrinform.