Posted on 03/31/2021 11:52:20 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
An Italian navy officer has been arrested after being caught in the act of handing secret documents to a Russian military official, police say.
The men were stopped by military police on suspicion of serious crimes relating to espionage and state security.
The Russian, who reportedly worked at the Russian embassy in Italy, is expected to be expelled.
The foreign ministry in Rome summoned Russia's ambassador Sergey Razov and then expelled two Russian officials.
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said the pair were "involved in this extremely serious affair". The Italian officer was identified as a navy frigate captain working in the office of Chief of the Defence Staff.
The Kremlin said it hoped the "very positive and constructive nature of Russian-Italian relations will continue" but Russia's foreign ministry is expected to respond to the expulsions.
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