University of Tartu professor arrested as spying suspect

Estonia’s Internal Security Service detained Vjatseslav Morozov, a Russian citizen and professor at the University of Tartu at the time, as a suspect in conducting and supporting intelligence activities against the Republic of Estonia, reports Baltic News Service/The Baltic Times staff.

“The intelligence interest of the aggressor state in Estonia remains high,” Margo Palloson, director general of the Internal Security Service, said in a press release.

“The ongoing case is an addition to more than a couple of dozen previous ones and illustrates the desire of the Russian intelligence services to infiltrate various spheres of life in Estonia, including the research sector,” he said.
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