Russian court rules to keep French citizen Vinatier in custody till Feb. 21, RIA says

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court ruled to keep French citizen Laurent Vinatier in custody till Feb. 21, state news agency RIA reported on Tuesday.

Vinatier is accused of failing to register as a “foreign agent” while collecting sensitive military information that could by used by foreign intelligence to harm Russia.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva)