Romanian diplomat Gabriel Grecu, arrested on Monday in Moscow, accused of espionage, tried to obtain secret military data, according to a press release of the Russian secret services, FSB, quoted by Ria Novosti. Grecu was detained on Monday, in Moscow, after a set up organized by the secret services.

According to information offered by FSB, Grecu's predecessor, who left the Russian capital city in 2008 tried to obtain analytical information about Moldova and Transniester and compromising information about leaders and political men in Transniester.

Romanian diplomat Grecu was detained in Moscow, accused of espinage and the Russian secret services declared that they found on Grecu objects specific to espionage activities.

According to the information released by the Russian secret services, Grecu was working undercover, as first secretary of the political department of the Embassy of Romania to Moscow.

In return, Romania's Foreign Affairs ministry announced that a Russian diplomt from the Russian Embassy to Bucharest was declared persona non grata and needs to leave the country in 48 hours.