US-RF: another spy scandal
On the arrest of Russians became known on Monday from a press release from the prosecutor's office of the Southern District of New York. According to media reports, the accused Buryakov, being the representative of Vnesheconombank in the United States, worked for the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
According to the newspaper Look, he will be accused of economic espionage, which consisted in the discussion by Buryakov and the Russian diplomat of the consequences of the US sanctions for the Russian economy, which also touched on trading on the stock exchange with securities of investment funds.
According to the prosecutor's office, Buryakov’s guilt is also confirmed by the usual search for information on the Internet. “A physical search of Buryakov’s computer in the bank showed that around the time of this call (that is, the call of a Russian diplomat) Buryakov conducted an Internet search for the following words:“ sanctions, Russia, consequences ”and“ sanctions, Russia, influence ”. Moreover, the word “consequences” was written with an error - “consiquences”, ”“ Vzglyad ”gives an excerpt from the indictment.
In the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in New York, RIA "News"Reported that they were aware of the detention of Buryakov and diplomats are ready to meet with him in prison.
“We are aware of this situation, we will start to deal with this after we receive a notification from the American side about the detention of a Russian citizen,” a representative of the Russian diplomatic mission told RIA Novosti on Monday. - After receiving the relevant notice, the consular officer will visit the citizen of the Russian Federation in the place where he is being held. The American side claims that such a notification has already been sent to the Russian side. ”
In the Russian permanent mission at the UN, as well as at the Russian embassy in the United States, they refrain from commenting.
The US Department of State and the White House have also left the situation with Buryakov without comment.
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