FSB je navela je da je japanski državljanin, koji je radio za list "Hokaido Šimbun", osumnjičen da je po nalogu japanske obaveštajne službe prikupljao informacije povezane sa odbrambenim sposobnostima Rusije, prenosi AP.
Osumnjičeni, čije ime nije objavljeno, uhapšen je u Sahalinskoj oblasti dok se pripremao da napusti Rusiju, saopštio je FSB.
Nakon hapšenja prebačen je u Moskvu, gde mu je određen pritvor.
A correspondent for the Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in Russia’s Far East has been detained on suspicion of espionage, transported to Moscow and placed in custody, the FSB said: https://t.co/QIlz7lMofx Video: Russian Federal Security Service/TASS https://t.co/xPutGdtLob — TASS (@tassagency_en) October 13, 2026
🇯🇵 Japanese journalist arrested in Russia on “espionage” charges Russia's FSB detained 34-year-old Yuki Imai, a correspondent for the Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun, on Sakhalin. He is accused of allegedly collecting information about the number of Russian military personnel sent from the Kuril Islands to fight against Ukraine. Interestingly, just four days before the arrest was announced, Japan lodged an official protest against Russia over its prosecution of International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane. On October 8, Moscow demanded that the Netherlands extradite Akane and eight other ICC officials. Russia has been pursuing them since the court issued an arrest warrant for Putin in 2023 over the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children. Tokyo called Moscow's demands unjust and unacceptable. Surely just a “coincidence,” but a few days later, the FSB announced the arrest of a Japanese journalist who now faces 10 to 20 years in prison. Incidentally, in August, Putin visited the disputed island of Iturup, prompting yet another protest from Japan. And the detained journalist is accused of gathering information specifically about Russian military personnel from the Kuril Islands. According to the independent Russian outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, Imai had been visiting Russia since at least 2014, studied at Saint Petersburg State University, and was interested in Russian culture, ballet, classical music, and Soviet cinema. This summer, he traveled across Russia's Far East, spoke with local residents, and researched the history of Japanese prisoners of war. His articles covered State Duma elections, Russia–North Korea relations, and the presence of North Korean nationals on Sakhalin.
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Do hapšenja dolazi u trenutku pogoršanja odnosa između Rusije i Japana, nakon što je predsednik Rusije Vladimir Putin u avgustu posetio Kurilska ostrva, arhipelag u Tihom okeanu pod kontrolom Moskve na koji pravo polažu i Rusija i Japan.
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Rusko Ministarstvo spoljnih poslova pozvalo je japanskog ambasadora kako bi protestovalo zbog osude Tokija zbog putovanja predsednika Vladimira Putina na Kurilska ostrva, pacifički arhipelag kojim upravlja Moskva, a na koji obe zemlje polažu pravo.
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