COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Norwegian citizen has been arrested after allegedly meeting with a Russian intelligence officer in an Oslo restaurant, Norway's domestic intelligence agency said Monday. The man was arrested Saturday after handing over information, the agency said, adding that the alleged actions “could harm fundamental national interests.”The Norwegian Police Security Service didn’t identify the arrested individual. The man in his 50s met “with what is believed to have been a Russian intelligence officer,” said Line Nyvoll Nygaard, a prosecutor for the intelligence agency. The security service said the citizen is suspected of violating a Norwegian law that carries a maximum prison term of 15 years.

Source: New York Times August 17, 2020 09:44 UTC