> We just don't have any reasonable insight into why Russia arrests people
In the actual article link it quotes Russian govt. officials saying they arrested them for treason, and for giving secrets to a US Intelligence Agency that wasn't the CIA.
I do appreciate skepticism in response to claims, but please do read through the article first before contesting.
If I were a rude person unburdened by the site guidelines, I'd suggest you read the comment you're replying to before grumping about who's read the article.
As I'm not, though - my point was the current Russian regime is not constrained by niceties like the rule of law and accusing enemies, real or perceived, of being nefarious agents of a foreign power is their favourite thing. So 'this guy was an American spy' is already a fairly shaky foundation, 'the arrest of this particular guy caused this change in US policy' is a reach bordering on baseless speculation. We just don't have any good way of knowing how much or any of this is true.
In the actual article link it quotes Russian govt. officials saying they arrested them for treason, and for giving secrets to a US Intelligence Agency that wasn't the CIA.
I do appreciate skepticism in response to claims, but please do read through the article first before contesting.