Lithuanian authorities do not comment on the detention in the Russian spy from Lithuania – RIA Novosti

VILNIUS, May 20 – RIA Novosti. Lithuanian authorities declined to comment on the detention in Russia in the act Lithuanian spy.

FSB said Wednesday about the arrest in Moscow in the act of illegal spy from Lithuania in the preparation of the Russians some secret document. The detainee was placed to the remand prison “Lefortovo”. According to the FSB, the foreigner admitted that a second officer in the Department of Operational Services (Military Intelligence) of the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania.

“The Ministry of National Defence does not comment on this kind of information,” – told RIA Novosti, the representative of Media Relations of the Lithuanian military department Asta Galdikayte.

“The State Security Department does not yet have any official information about the arrested in the Russian Federation and accused of espionage citizen of the Republic of Lithuania “, – said the DGB.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also refrained from comment, noting, however, that the official information from the Russian Ministry does not work.

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