CANBERRA: A mystery Russian diplomat with a penchant for loungewear and cigarettes on Friday (Jun 23) sparked a national security standoff between Canberra and the Kremlin, defying Australia's efforts to kick him off a messy building site near parliament.
on a scruffy parcel of land a stone's throw from Parliament House, after intelligence officials warned that Moscow would use the site as a base to spy on lawmakers.
The middle-aged man, clad in track pants and a puffer jacket, presents a prickly challenge for Australian officials, who are wary of forcibly evicting a Russian envoy. After earlier forays from the cabin to smoke a cigarette and receive food deliveries, the man remained inside for most of Friday as multiple Australian police vehicles parked nearby.
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