VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania has detained a Russian citizen suspected of spying, the prosecutor-general's office said on Monday, a move that will further strain already poor relations between the ex-Soviet Baltic republic and Moscow.
A court ordered three months detention for the alleged spy, who is suspected of trying to infiltrate Lithuania’s leadership, law enforcement and security institutions, the prosecutor-general's spokeswoman Elena Martinoniene said.
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