Key facts
- A Russian couple was convicted of spying for Moscow by a Polish court.
- The husband, identified as Igor R., was sentenced to seven years in prison.
- The wife, identified as Irina, received a three-year prison term.
- Igor R. was also found guilty of participating in a scheme to send a parcel bomb.
- The couple provided Russian intelligence with information on Russian opposition activists in Poland and their assistants.
A Russian husband and wife have been convicted of spying for Moscow by a Polish court and sentenced to prison. The husband, identified as Igor R., received a seven-year sentence, while his wife, Irina, was sentenced to three years. Igor R. was also found guilty of participating in a plot to send a parcel bomb via a courier service in July 2024. The couple was accused of providing Russian intelligence with information on Russian opposition activists living in Poland and those assisting them. European authorities have been on high alert for explosive packages since a series of blasts at courier depots in Britain, Germany, and near Warsaw in July 2024, incidents which authorities blamed on Russia, a claim Moscow has repeatedly denied.