U.S. Service Member Arrested in the UK on Suspicion of Spying for Russia

A high-ranking member of the US military has been arrested in Britain on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence services, British police announced on Tuesday, Reuters and AFP report.

The 41-year-old man was detained on Tuesday near Gloucester in western England and is currently in police custody at a London police station, police said.

He was arrested on suspicion of offences under sections 1 and 3 of the National Security Act, which cover obtaining or disclosing protected information and assisting a foreign intelligence service. Police said Russia was the country concerned in the allegations.

FBI Director Kash Patel said that “this significant arrest involves allegations of espionage, a matter of the utmost concern to the United States and our allies.”