Russian authorities say they have arrested a French national on suspicion of espionage offences. As reported by state-owned news agency TASS, the Russian Investigative Committee says it has launched a criminal case against the unnamed man, who allegedly “failed to register himself as a foreign agent in compliance with Russian legislation” and “has been gathering information on Russia’s military and military-technical activities”. “This information, when obtained by foreign sources, can be used against the security of the state,” the committee said in a statement. “For these purposes, he repeat…