Norway police arrest suspected Russian spy, should be expelled from Norway

Norwegian public broadcaster NRK has reported that national police arrested a suspected Russian spy in the Arctic town of Tromsoe on Monday, citing the country’s PST security service.

The man, who had been in Norway since 2021 and worked as a scientist at the University of Tromsoe, had posed as a Brazilian citizen but police believe his real identity to be Russian, NRK reported.

He represents a “threat to fundamental national interests” and should be expelled from Norway, deputy PST chief Hedvig Moe told the broadcaster.