Russian Spy Case Reveals Covert Efforts at NATO’s Border

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As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues just east of NATO’s border, tensions in the Baltic countries remain high. This week a man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for spying for Russia. Pavel Kapustin, a Russian citizen living in Estonia, was found guilty of providing intelligence to Moscow’s FSB security agency between 2022 and 2024.