US soldier arrested in Britain on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence

A 41-year-old senior US Army member was arrested near Gloucester on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence and mishandling protected information. The case matters because it involves alleged espionage affecting the national security of the United States and its allies.

The unnamed suspect was arrested under two provisions of the UK National Security Act 2023 and remains in custody at a London police station. UK counter-terrorism police worked with the FBI and US military, while searches took place at two locations in Gloucestershire, about 140 kilometres west of London; police said the arrest was unrelated to a separate suspected terror plot.