{"id":15258,"date":"2026-11-10T21:21:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=15258"},"modified":"2026-11-10T21:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:21:37","slug":"us-soldier-arrested-in-uk-on-suspicion-of-spying-for-russia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=15258","title":{"rendered":"US soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia | News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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London\u2019s Metropolitan Police says its \u2018counterterrorism\u2019 forces worked closely with the FBI and US military to make the arrest.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An unidentified member of the United States military has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of carrying out espionage for Russia, according to British authorities.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old was arrested on Tuesday near Gloucester in southwest England on suspicion of violating two sections of the National Security Act 2023 \u2013 for assisting a foreign intelligence service and obtaining or disclosing protected information, London\u2019s Metropolitan Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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The police said its \u201ccounterterror\u201d forces worked closely with the FBI and US military.<\/p>\n

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, the UK\u2019s senior national coordinator for \u201ccounterterrorism\u201d policing, said that this is a \u201csignificant arrest and investigation\u201d and that the allegations are \u201cserious and our investigation is very much ongoing\u201d.<\/p>\n

The US\u2019s FBI Director Kash Patel also called it an \u201cimportant arrest\u201d, dealing with allegations of espionage that are of \u201cutmost concern\u201d for the US and its allies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis FBI has no tolerance for anyone who breaks their oath to the United States and whose actions endanger our national security and that of our partners,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n

Sean Stinchon, the commanding general of the US Army Counterintelligence Command, said: \u201cThis case demonstrates the strength of our partnerships and the resolve of the counterintelligence community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officers are carrying out searches at two locations in Gloucestershire. The man remains in custody at a London \u200cpolice station, police said.<\/p>\n

Police said the arrest was not related to other \u201ccounterterror\u201d investigations, indicating it was not connected with a suspected plot linked to Iran in September at the British Royal Air Force base near Gloucester, RAF Fairford<\/a>, that hosts the US Air Force.<\/p>\n

After the threat, the US Air Force withdrew bombers that had been used to strike Iran during the Middle East conflict from RAF Fairford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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