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Russia arrests two suspected Polish spies in Kaliningrad, Interfax reports

Reuters

MOSCOW, Nov ‌11 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said ​on ‌Wednesday it has arrested ‌two people described as agents of the ‌Polish secret services for gathering information on military facilities in Russia's western ⁠Kaliningrad region, Interfax reported.

Interfax ‌also cited ⁠the FSB as saying it ​warned seven Polish citizens and three Russian ​nationals due to ​what ‌it said were their ​contacts with the ⁠Polish security services.

The ‌Kaliningrad region ​is a ​Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea that borders Poland and Lithuania. It ‌has occasionally been a flashpoint between Russia ‌and ​the European Union and NATO.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Felix Light; ‌Editing by Vladimir Soldatkin)