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US soldier arrested in UK as part of Russian espionage investigation

By David Zimmermann
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A U.S. soldier has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of espionage related to Russia, Britain’s counterterrorism police said Tuesday.

The 41-year-old man, who was unnamed by the Metropolitan Police, was apprehended near Gloucester, England, under a British national security law enacted in 2023. The law is designed to counter espionage and foreign interference.

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