Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on the 26th that it had arrested a Japanese diplomat in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, accusing the diplomat of espionage.

The picture shows the Pacific port of Vladivostok.

(European News Agency)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on the 26th that it arrested a Japanese diplomat in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, accusing the diplomat of espionage and asking him to leave the country.

According to comprehensive media reports, the Russian Federal Security Service claimed on the 26th that a Japanese consul "Motoki Tatsunori" was detained in Vladivostok. Contains areas of cooperation between Russia and an unnamed country in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Federal Security Service said the consul was captured on the spot and listed as persona non grata, and the Russian Foreign Ministry ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.

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The report mentioned that the Federal Security Service also released a video of the diplomat admitting to violating Russian law, and Russia also protested to the Japanese government for this. Japan has not responded to this.