On the instructions of foreign minister Antonio Tajani, the foreign ministry's secretary-general, Riccardo Guariglia, underlined to Paramonov that the alleged espionage 'constitutes serious and unacceptable interference with national security and Italian institutions,' the

Italian police on Tuesday said they had arrested two people including "a former member of the national intelligence community" on charges of spying for Russia.

Italy has arrested two people, including a former member of its intelligence services, for allegedly passing classified information to a Russian agent, the

Itália expulsa dois diplomatas militares russos acusados de espionagem