The Slovenian intelligence and security service detained two foreign citizens in Ljubljana who were spying for Russia. Both had citizenship of third countries and operated under the so-called " They are currently under arrest, writes the Slovenian publication 24ur. com.

The suspects were arrested in early December 2022. At that time, the court, on the basis of a petition from the country's prosecutor's office, decided to arrest them..

According to Slovenian media, at least one of the detainees has Argentine citizenship and acted under a fictitious name.. Both spies are believed to have served with the Russian military intelligence service, the GRU, and operated as part of a complex program that United States counterintelligence agents dubbed " According to this scheme, Russian agents predominantly have false passports and citizenships of third countries, most often South America..

In Slovenia, they opened a company that was supposed to officially deal with the resale of antiques. According to unofficial information, spies allegedly carried out operations not only in Slovenia, but also abroad..

Now they face up to eight years in prison for espionage and providing false information while crossing the border..

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At the same time, several Russian double agents have been exposed in Europe over the past few months.. For example, the GRU suspected of espionage of the Russian military intelligence tried to do an internship at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands under the false name of a Brazilian.. And in Sweden, special services arrested Russians who lived there for 20 years.