<p>Russian security forces said Tuesday they had detained Estonia's consul to Saint Petersburg for allegedly receiving classified documents, the latest in a series of espionage cases between Moscow and the West.</p>.<p>The FSB security service said consul Mart Latte was "caught red-handed while receiving classified documents from a Russian national" and detained for activities "incompatible with the status of a diplomatic worker" and "openly hostile" to Russia.</p>.<p>"Measures will be taken against the foreign diplomat in accordance with the rules of international law," said the statement, provided to Russian news agencies.</p>.<p>No further details were provided and there was no immediate reaction from Estonia.</p>.<p>The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which were ruled by Moscow during Soviet times, are EU and NATO members and among the fiercest international critics of Moscow.</p>.<p>Russia and Western countries have engaged in a series of diplomatic expulsions and exchanged espionage claims since the start of this year.</p>
<p>Russian security forces said Tuesday they had detained Estonia's consul to Saint Petersburg for allegedly receiving classified documents, the latest in a series of espionage cases between Moscow and the West.</p>.<p>The FSB security service said consul Mart Latte was "caught red-handed while receiving classified documents from a Russian national" and detained for activities "incompatible with the status of a diplomatic worker" and "openly hostile" to Russia.</p>.<p>"Measures will be taken against the foreign diplomat in accordance with the rules of international law," said the statement, provided to Russian news agencies.</p>.<p>No further details were provided and there was no immediate reaction from Estonia.</p>.<p>The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which were ruled by Moscow during Soviet times, are EU and NATO members and among the fiercest international critics of Moscow.</p>.<p>Russia and Western countries have engaged in a series of diplomatic expulsions and exchanged espionage claims since the start of this year.</p>