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A Russian citizen has been sentenced to four years in prison on charges of spying for the United States in order to deepen discords between the two countries.
A court in Moscow on Thursday announced the sentence for Gennady Sipachev, finding him guilty of treason.
He allegedly handed over top secret Russian military maps to the US Defense Department, according to Russian news outlets.
The documents were intended to help Washington improve the targeting of its missile systems.
The investigation found that Sipachev had sent the maps, which were classified state secrets, to the United States via the Internet.
Over the past years, Russian authorities have arrested many people accused of spying for the United States.
The verdict on Sipachev marked the first time information had been made public about such cases. The development comes at a time when Moscow and Washington have been working hard to improve relations.
PressTV
A court in Moscow on Thursday announced the sentence for Gennady Sipachev, finding him guilty of treason.
He allegedly handed over top secret Russian military maps to the US Defense Department, according to Russian news outlets.
The documents were intended to help Washington improve the targeting of its missile systems.
The investigation found that Sipachev had sent the maps, which were classified state secrets, to the United States via the Internet.
Over the past years, Russian authorities have arrested many people accused of spying for the United States.
The verdict on Sipachev marked the first time information had been made public about such cases. The development comes at a time when Moscow and Washington have been working hard to improve relations.
PressTV
