俄罗斯联邦安全局（FSB）国内情报机关周三表示，已以涉嫌雇佣兵活动为由逮捕一名德国公民，并称其为“乌克兰武装部队现役成员”。同一天，俄罗斯释放了被关押多年的美国退休教师斯蒂芬·哈伯德，他同样曾面临雇佣兵指控，但予以否认。
Russia 's Federal Security Service (FSB) domestic intelligence agency said on Wednesday that it had arrested a German national on allegations of mercenary activity, calling him an "active member of the Ukrainian armed forces." The news came on the same day that Russia released a retired teacher from the US, Stephen Hubbard, after years in detention on similar mercenary charges, which he denied.
自2022年全面入侵乌克兰以来，俄罗斯已拘留多名外国公民，指控他们以各种方式协助基辅。
Russia has detained a number of foreign nationals since its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine accusing them of assisting Kyiv in some way or another.
除承认已看到相关报道并正在跟进外，德国政府暂未就此事发表评论。
There was no immediate comment from Germany's government, besides acknowledging that it had seen the reports and was pursuing them.
联邦安全局对逮捕说了什么？据俄罗斯媒体广泛援引的联邦安全局声明，该男子为前联邦国防军士兵、受过训练的狙击手。联邦安全局未公布其姓名，但发布了一段短视频，视频中可听到他说德语。
What did the FSB say about the arrest? The FSB said in a statement carried widely by Russian media that the man was a former Bundeswehr soldier and trained sniper. It did not issue his name but published a short video in which he could be heard speaking German.
据联邦安全局称，该男子1996年至2010年在联邦国防军服役，2004年至2010年间曾在阿富汗和索马里执勤。他们指控称，他后来在叙利亚内战中作为雇佣兵作战。
According to the FSB, the man was a Bundeswehr soldier from 1996 to 2010, who served in Afghanistan and Somalia between 2004 and 2010. They alleged that he later operated as a mercenary fighter in Syria's civil war.
据俄罗斯情报机关称，2016年至2018年，他在乌克兰与俄罗斯支持的东部各州叛军作战，这早于莫斯科2022年的全面入侵。
From 2016 to 2018, according to the Russian spy agency, he fought in Ukraine against the Russian-backed rebels in eastern states, prior to Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022.
联邦安全局声称，他于2025年以“雇佣兵”身份返回乌克兰，在有争议的顿涅茨克地区作战，但随后因工资未发而逃兵。
The FSB claimed that he returned to Ukraine as a "mercenary" in 2025 and was fighting in the contested region of Donetsk, but then deserted over non-payment of wages.
对于这名据称出生于1976年的男子为何、如何来到俄罗斯，他们未予置评。他们也未说明在何地、何种情况下将其逮捕。
They did not comment on why or how the man, whom they said was born in 1976, had come to be in Russia. Nor did they say where or under what circumstances they arrested him.
德国当局如何回应？德国外交部一名发言人最初仅回应称，柏林知晓来自俄罗斯的报道。该发言人表示，外交部目前不会就个案或具体细节发表评论。德国情报机构负责人警告俄罗斯威胁上升俄罗斯在入侵邻国乌克兰期间，以间谍、破坏和叛国等罪名逮捕了数百名外国公民。这些指控可判处长期监禁。少数人还被指控从事雇佣兵活动。
How did German authorities respond? A spokesperson at the German Foreign Ministry only initially responded by saying that Berlin was aware of the reports from Russia. The spokesperson said the ministry would not comment on the individual case or specifics for the time being. German spy chief warns of rising Russia threat To view this video, and Similar Swedish arrest last week, US prisoner freed Russia has arrested hundreds of foreign nationals on charges like espionage, sabotage and treason amid its invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The charges can carry lengthy prison sentences. A smaller number have also been accused of mercenary activity.
联邦安全局（FSB）上周再次逮捕一名瑞典公民，指控他代表基辅参战。
The FSB last week arrested a Swedish national again accusing him of fighting on Kyiv's behalf.
他们称，该人作为无人机部队指挥官行动，并在西部普斯科夫州试图非法越境时被拘留。
In his case, they said he was operating as the commander of a drone unit and that he was detained attempting to illegally cross the border in the western Pskov region.
一名日本记者也于上周被捕，被指控从事间谍活动，引发东京强烈批评。
同样在周三，俄罗斯释放了一名退休美国教师斯蒂芬·哈伯德，他于2024年因类似指控被捕。
A Japanese journalist was also arrested last week, accused of espionage, prompting sharp criticism from Tokyo Also on Wednesday, Russia released a retired US teacher, Stephen Hubbard who had been arrested in 2024 on comparable allegations.
此事发生之际，美国谈判代表史蒂夫·威特科夫正在访问圣彼得堡，且此前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普已连续向俄罗斯作出让步并批评乌克兰。
This took place as US negotiator Steve Witkoff was visiting St. Petersburg and after a series of recent concessions to Russia and criticisms of Ukraine from US President Donald Trump.
特朗普声称哈伯德获释不存在利益交换，但随后表示，如果他没有放宽对俄罗斯柴油出口的制裁，哈伯德就不会获释。
Trump claimed there was no quid pro quo involved in the release, but later said Hubbard would not be free if he had not eased sanctions on Russian diesel shipments.