Poland’s special-services spokesman called Russian intelligence statements disinformation Wednesday, as Russia’s security service said it arrested two people over alleged espionage in Kaliningrad, a Baltic Sea exclave.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said the two were agents of the Polish secret services and accused them of collecting information about military facilities in the region. The FSB also said it warned seven Polish citizens and three Russian nationals, alleging they had contact with Polish security services.
Jacek Dobrzynski, spokesperson for Poland’s minister in charge of special services, wrote on X that he viewed the Russian statements as “yet another provocation and an act of disinformation.” Reuters reported that Dobrzynski said he would not comment on online statements from Russian intelligence services.
Kaliningrad lies on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania, separate from Russia’s main territory. The region has periodically been a source of tension involving Russia, the European Union and NATO.
