Italy Expels Russian Diplomats Over Spying Allegations

ROME—Italy expelled two Russian diplomats suspected of spying Wednesday, the most up-to-date in a spate of incidents involving suspected Russian espionage in Europe.

Italian authorities stated a Russian diplomat, who performs in the place of work of the military attaché at the Russian embassy in Rome, was caught getting categorised paperwork from an Italian Navy officer in trade for a sum of dollars.

The naval officer was arrested and accused of “serious crimes relative to spying and national stability,” the Italian law enforcement stated without specifying the specific fees. The Russian diplomat was temporarily detained although Italian authorities assessed his diplomatic position.

The second Russian formal expelled was the direct remarkable of the formal who allegedly acquired the categorised paperwork.

The incident is the most up-to-date in a series of spying accusations involving Russian nationals or those allegedly working for them in Europe. It arrives as the romance in between Moscow and the West worsens pursuing the jailing of Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny, a shift that observed the European Union sanction senior Russian officers.