Russian activist held in Poland admits he worked as FSB agent, court papers say

Igor Rogov, who left Russia in 2021, due to go on trial accused of informing on other Russian opposition activists

A Russian opposition activist arrested in Poland and due to go on trial next month has admitted he worked as an undercover agent for Russia's FSB security service and informed on other opposition figures, court documents claim.

Igor Rogov, 30, has been associated with various opposition movements in the Russian city of Saransk, including Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation and Open Russia, linked to the exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky.