Poland Detains Russian Spy, Says Interior Minister 

A border guard patrol along the border wall at Polish - Belarus border not far from Bialowieza, eastern Poland, May 29, 2023. (AFP)
A border guard patrol along the border wall at Polish - Belarus border not far from Bialowieza, eastern Poland, May 29, 2023. (AFP)
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Poland Detains Russian Spy, Says Interior Minister 

A border guard patrol along the border wall at Polish - Belarus border not far from Bialowieza, eastern Poland, May 29, 2023. (AFP)
A border guard patrol along the border wall at Polish - Belarus border not far from Bialowieza, eastern Poland, May 29, 2023. (AFP)

Poland has detained another member of a Russian spy network, bringing the total number of people rounded up in an investigation to 15, Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said on Monday.

A hub for Western military supplies to Ukraine, Poland says it has become a major target of Russian spies and it accuses Moscow of trying to destabilize it.

"The Internal Security Agency has detained another member of the spy network working for Russian intelligence," Mariusz Kaminski said in a post on Twitter

"The suspect kept surveillance of military facilities and seaports. He was systematically paid by the Russians."

The Russian embassy in Warsaw did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

In June, Poland detained a Russian professional ice-hockey player on spying charges.

In March, Poland said it had broken up a Russian espionage network and detained nine people it said were preparing acts of sabotage and monitoring rail routes to Ukraine.

The following month Poland said it was introducing a 200-meter exclusion zone around its Swinoujscie Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, citing concerns about Russian espionage.



Greece Says 8 Dead, 18 Rescued as Speedboat with Migrants Capsizes near Island

Migrant route from Türkiye to Greece has seen increased usage this year (AFP/file photo)
Migrant route from Türkiye to Greece has seen increased usage this year (AFP/file photo)
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Greece Says 8 Dead, 18 Rescued as Speedboat with Migrants Capsizes near Island

Migrant route from Türkiye to Greece has seen increased usage this year (AFP/file photo)
Migrant route from Türkiye to Greece has seen increased usage this year (AFP/file photo)

A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead and 18 rescued, Greek authorities said.
The coast guard said the incident occurred while the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” to try and evade a patrol vessel, causing migrants to fall into the sea.
A rescue effort is underway involving coast guard vessels and a helicopter as it was unclear whether other passengers were missing, authorities said.
Rhodes, one of several large Greek islands located near the coast of Türkiye, is on a busy illegal smuggling route in the eastern Mediterranean. It was the second deadly incident involving migrants in the past week, as authorities in Athens brace for a spike in arrivals as a result of wars in the Middle East.
Seven migrants were killed and dozens are believed to be missing after a boat partially sank south of the island of Crete over the weekend – one of four rescue operations during which more than 200 migrants were rescued.
The search south of Crete around the tiny island of Gavdos was called off Wednesday.
The number of migrants traveling illegally to Greece is expected to top 60,000 this year, with Syrians making up the largest number, followed by Afghans, Egyptians, Eritreans and Palestinians, according to government data.