“The American side may be interested in a large range of issues. This includes purely military espionage, interest in new developments in our defense industry and various other issues, ”the deputy suggested.
He stressed that it is necessary to note the "successful work of our counterintelligence."
According to him, on the part of the United States "some similar actions may follow, because something always happens in response."
“Usually, countries follow each other’s respective services. They can detain a Russian citizen, accuse him of something and send him out of the country, ”Chep concluded.
Earlier, FSB officers detained an American citizen in Moscow while conducting a spy action.