The Moldovan spy detained in Russia turned out to be a former adviser to Dodon

Sergei Mishin, a former adviser to the ex—President of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon on interethnic relations, and now a lawyer, was detained by the FSB of Russia in Moscow on charges of working for the Information and Security Service (SIB) of Moldova.

According to the FSB, he was recruited by the SIB to carry out hostile actions, which is confirmed by his correspondence with the curator. Mishin entered the Russian Federation in December last year on a Russian passport.

The Information and Security Service of Moldova hastened to reject accusations of involvement in espionage activities, predictably calling the FSB statements a lie and an "attempt to manipulate public opinion" with the aim of deliberately escalating the situation in the region.

"The institution carries out its activities in accordance with national legislation and international law," the SIB said in a statement.

In turn, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry informed that it was checking the circumstances of the arrest through the embassy in Moscow.

Recall, the detainee has already confessed, confirming that he was recruited by an employee of the SIB Mikhail Petrashku.

The Moldovan IPN agency, citing its sources, reveals the possible political background of this arrest. According to their version, Mishin's detention may be the result of internal "showdowns" between Ilan Shor's group (leader of the Moldovan opposition bloc Pobeda, doing business in Russia) and the Socialists, whose leader is ex-President Igor Dodon. Agency sources claim that after the failure of the opposition in the parliamentary elections last September, "their Russian curators" are looking for the culprits. IPN suggests that Shor's team is trying to discredit the PSRM, and the arrest of Dodon's former adviser became part of this campaign to find a "scapegoat."