The professor had forwarded information to Russia’s military intelligence service “about the political situation and elections in Estonia, allied relations and integration,” the prosecutor added. “This was information that he had access to due to his position as a researcher as well as publicly available information that Russia could use to threaten Estonia.”

The court said the professor had been cooperating with Moscow “for a long time.”

Reports of Russian espionage activities targeting EU countries have increased in recent months, prompting concern among the…