Polish Pianist on Trial for Alleged Russian Espionage

In the District Court of Bydgoszcz, prosecutors are trying 28-year-old Polish citizen Wiktor Z., who stands accused of spying for Russian intelligence. According to investigators, he allegedly showed interest in cooperation during an interrogation at the Belarusian border crossing in Brest, where he traveled with an acquaintance visiting his homeland, Gazeta Wyborcza said. According to the prosecution, Wiktor Z. collected and attempted to pass along information last spring regarding the NATO Joint Force Training Center, Bydgoszcz Airport, the Military Aviation Works facility, and the Nitro-Chem enterprise — a strategic TNT producer for NATO countries. However, prosecutors claim the information never reached Russian intelligence services. Instead, Polish authorities themselves became the recipients of the material.