The U.S.-born Debbins told Russian intelligence he considered himself a “son of Russia,” and “thought that the United States was too dominant in the world and needed to be cut down to size,” according to the indictment filed last year.
“His conduct is a personal betrayal of colleagues and country, and it reflects the threat of Russian intelligence operations targeting our military,” Assistant Attorney General John Demers for the Justice Department’s National Security Division said in a statement.
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