Belarus KGB says Ukrainian journalist set up spy ring in Minsk


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  • Monday, 20 Nov 2017

Belarus' KGB state security service spokesman Dmitry Pobyarzhin speaks during a briefing in Minsk, Belarus November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus's KGB state security service said on Monday it had uncovered a spy ring working for the Ukrainian defence ministry that had been set up by a detained Ukrainian radio correspondent.

Minsk-based journalist Pavlo Sharoyko was arrested in October and charged with being an undercover intelligence officer, KGB spokesman Dmitry Pobyarzhin said in a briefing.

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