# Russian ice-hockey player arrested as spy in Poland

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** hockey-nhl, ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [June 30, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-ice-hockey-player-arrested-as-spy-in-poland/986371 "2023-06-30T19:08:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-ice-hockey-player-arrested-as-spy-in-poland/986371/1 "2023-06-30T19:08:15Z")

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It seems the war in Ukraine is touching everything, and even in places where there’s no fighting Russia is trying to cause trouble. [This athlete is accused of spying as part of a large ring.](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/30/poland-detains-russian-ice-hockey-player-on-suspicion-of-spying)

On the one hand, this will make things harder for other spies, but on the other it will obviously cause unwarranted suspicion and hostility to fall on ordinary Russians living abroad as well.