INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authorities on Friday remanded in custody a Greek male suspected of photographing supply convoys on behalf of Russia in the Greek port city
of Alexandroupolis, a judicial source said.Alexandroupolis has been a crucial entrance for the American armed force, utilized to transfer
supplies into Europe under a shared defense pact.The 59-year-old guy of Georgian descent was arrested Tuesday in the northeastern city and
taken before an examining magistrate for a hearing Friday.An authorities source told AFP that the suspect, who has identified himself as a
home painter, was targeting military convoys to Ukraine, according to video obtained from his cellphone.The guy admitted to taking photos
and video of military material, acting on behalf of another person to whom he sent out the video via an encrypted application, the
authorities stated in a statement Tuesday.But during Fridays hearing, the suspect said he had actually done nothing prohibited, according
to a judicial source, which he had not held or sent private information.He stated pictures revealing the transport of NATO equipment have
currently been released sometimes in the media, both in your area and on the web, the judicial source added.The cops source stated the
suspect, who had served in the Russian army in his youth, had apparently been enlisted byRussias GRU military intelligence service via an
intermediary.The man told police that he had decreased payment and was sending the video willingly, the source said.He faces a jail sentence
of 5 to 10 years if convicted of espionage.Greek media have actually reported that the intermediary was a Georgian male with organized crime
links residing in Lithuania.He was detained in Lithuania in March, Greek reports stated Friday info that Lithuanian authorities did not want
to comment on.In 2023, a Russian woman was revealed to have actually been living in Greece for years under the identity of a long-deceased
Greek infant girl.Posing as a knitting store owner in Athens, the believed sleeper agent fled the nation before the authorities might
intercept her for questioning.Despite historic ties to Russia, Greece has supported Ukraine given that the start of the invasion.It strongly
slammed Russias invasion, hosted Ukrainian refugees and has supplied humanitarian aid and weapons including infantry combating automobiles,
Kalashnikov attack rifles, launchers and ammo, according to Kyiv.
