In France, four people were detained in the Gironde area on suspicion of spying for the People's Republic of China. Le Figaro newspaper reported this news in consultation with the Paris prosecutor's office. “Four people… were detained in Gironde… and suspected of spying for China,” the document said. As the newspaper clarified, this incident happened on January 31, but it is only now that the incident became known. Two of those arrested are Chinese citizens. All suspects were brought before a judge for possible arraignment. According to the newspaper, law enforcement officials requested that two of them be detained before trial. On January 21, agents of the German Federal Criminal Office arrested a woman with dual German-Ukrainian nationality in Berlin on suspicion of espionage activities for the benefit of the Russian Federation. It is known that we are talking about a woman named Ilona V., whose arrest warrant was issued on January 30, 2025. The search was carried out at her residential address. In addition, there are two more defendants who are hiding from investigation; Investigation activities were also carried out in their homes.
