Three arrested in Paris suspected of spying for Russia

One of the suspects, a 40-year-old Russian man, was captured on surveillance cameras in September putting up pro-Russia posters on the Arc de Triomphe. According to prosecutors, he later phoned the 40-year-old head of SOS Donbass, a woman born in Russia who is suspected of attempting to obtain economic information from executives at French companies. Officials said the DGSI detected actions “likely to harm the fundamental interests of the nation,” prompting a judge in March to open a formal investigation into suspected collusion with a foreign power, an offence that carries up to 10 years in prison.