"One of those detained, a 40-year-old Russian man, was seen on video surveillance footage in September putting up pro-Russian posters on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the city's prosecutors' office said. The man then reported by telephone to the head of the association, SOS Donbass, a woman also aged 40, who was suspected by French counter-espionage officials of trying to get economic information from French company executives."
"The woman, who was born in Russia, had been on the radar of France's domestic intelligence service, the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), since at least the beginning of the year. After the DGSI detected "actions likely to harm the fundamental interests of the nation" relating to her, an investigating magistrate was appointed in March to probe various suspected offences including "collusion with a foreign power", which is punishable by 10 years in jail."
French authorities arrested three people on suspicion of spying for Russia and promoting pro-Russian war propaganda linked to the French-Russian association SOS Donbass. Video surveillance showed a 40-year-old Russian man putting pro-Russian posters on the Arc de Triomphe; he then phoned the association head, a 40-year-old woman. French counter-espionage officials suspect the woman of trying to obtain economic information from French company executives. The woman had been monitored by the DGSI since early in the year, prompting a March investigating magistrate on suspected offences including collusion with a foreign power. A 63-year-old man is also detained; a 58-year-old suspect is under supervision.
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