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A 41-year-old senior officer serving in NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corp has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of spying for Russia. The suspect is accused of assisting foreign intelligence services and obtaining or disclosing protected information related to NATO operations.

The arrest represents a significant breach of NATO security and raises serious concerns about intelligence penetration within the alliance’s command structures. The individual’s access to sensitive military information during their service in a rapid reaction unit makes the alleged compromise particularly grave.

This incident underscores ongoing Russian efforts to infiltrate Western military and intelligence organisations, occurring amid heightened NATO-Russia tensions linked to regional conflicts and security concerns in Eastern Europe.

Sources: Walla, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, Ynet