Polish Foreign Ministry is verifying FSB statement regarding detention of two Poles for espionage in Kaliningrad region
Poland has called the Russian FSB’s statement regarding the detention of two Polish citizens in the Kaliningrad region on suspicion of espionage a possible provocation. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is verifying the information and urges caution regarding reports from Russian intelligence agencies.
Polsat News reports this, according to Censor.NET.
Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewur said that Warsaw is currently verifying reports of the detention of its citizens.
"First, I would be very cautious about information from the FSB. Second, Russia has obligations under a bilateral agreement, and they must officially notify us of the detention of Polish citizens if this is true," he emphasized.
Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for the Minister-Coordinator of Polish Intelligence Services, also urged people not to spread Russian propaganda.
"I do not comment on materials posted online by Russian intelligence agencies. On Poland's Independence Day, I view them, in particular, as yet another provocation and piece of disinformation," Dobrzyński said.
What the Russian FSB Says
A Russian intelligence agency claims to have uncovered a network of Polish intelligence agents operating in the Kaliningrad region.
According to the FSB, the two detained Polish citizens allegedly collaborated with Polish military intelligence and the Internal Security Agency.
The Russian side claims that they were gathering information about military facilities, Russian servicemen, and the socioeconomic and migration situation in the region.
According to Russian media reports, criminal cases have been opened against the detainees under the article on espionage. The court ordered that they be held in custody as a preventive measure.
In addition, the FSB announced that it had issued official warnings to seven more Polish citizens and three Russian citizens for alleged contacts with Polish intelligence agencies.
Seven Poles were also barred from entering Russia.
There is currently no independent confirmation of the allegations made by the Russian FSB.
