The detention of Russian citizen Vadim Konoshchenko in Estonia at the request of the United States is " This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Yevgeny Ivanov and promised a response from the Russian Federation, Russian media reported..

The U.S. Department of Justice considers Konoshchenko a member of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), he is one of a group of seven people charged with conspiring to engage in a massive procurement and money laundering scheme on behalf of the Russian government..

According to the released indictment, Konoshchenko was arrested in Estonia last week after trying to smuggle 20 cases of US sniper rifle ammunition into Russia in late November..

“This is not the first time, the detention of our citizens abroad is an unacceptable practice, we will not tolerate this and will respond to such actions every time,” the Russian diplomat stressed..

Ivanov said that the Russian embassy in Estonia would ask for consular access to the detainee and added that the Russian side does not yet have "

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As reported, at the end of November, an FSB agent was detained in Odessa, who was filming the positions of the Ukrainian military on a hidden video recorder..