Estonia's Internal Security Service Expels Russian Citizen Leonid Karabeshkin
Estonia's Internal Security Service (KaPo) has expelled Russian citizen Leonid Karabeshkin from the country and banned him from entering the Schengen Area. KaPo says the aim is to prevent activity threatening the security of Estonia and Europe.
Estonia's Internal Security Service (KaPo), the agency responsible for domestic security and counterintelligence, has expelled Russian citizen Leonid Karabeshkin from the country. KaPo announced the move on social media.
The expulsion was carried out on KaPo's proposal. Karabeshkin has been banned from entering the Schengen Area, the group of European countries whose internal borders are normally crossed without checks. The ban means he cannot enter not only Estonia but also the other states in that zone.
KaPo said the purpose of the expulsion is to prevent activity that threatens the security of Estonia and of Europe as a whole, and to counter such activity. In this announcement the agency did not say what specific activity is meant and gave no further details in the initial report.
No broader information about Karabeshkin, his stay in Estonia or the circumstances of the expulsion is available in the source. The report was published as a developing story, so more details may emerge later.
