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Poland Expels Russian Historian Suspected of Hostile Actions

by Associated Press

   WARSAW, POLAND --

   A Polish security official says Poland has expelled a Russian historian
   on suspicion that he acted against Poland's interests.

   A spokesman for the minister in charge of state security, Stanislaw
   Zaryn, said Friday the man used his contacts among Polish historians
   and journalists to promote Russia's viewpoint, to discredit Polish
   authorities and to undermine Poland's ties with Ukraine.

   The man, identified only as Dmitry K. in line with Poland's privacy
   law, taught at a college in Pultusk, eastern Poland. He was expelled
   Wednesday.

   Zaryn said he had failed to tell the college about his cooperation with
   the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, which is led by a former
   foreign intelligence service chief and advises the Russian government.

   Poland, a NATO member, is distrustful of Moscow's activity in the
   region.