Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins is an American convicted spy for Russia and a former military officer in the U.S. Army's Special Forces.
In August 2020, he was arrested and charged with conspiracy to provide classified defense information to Russian intelligence services.
[10] Debbins gave several lectures at the Institute for World Politics in 2016,[11] specifically pertaining to Russia's relationship with Armenia and the potential for conflict in the region.
Debbins' activities in the Lesser Caucasus were his primary contribution to Russian Intelligence though this detail was less publicized after his arrest.
[12][13] It is noteworthy that his arrest immediately preceded the 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, considering his primary expertise in this relatively obscure region detailed above.
On November 18, 2020, Debbins pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia to one count of conspiracy to commit espionage, which carries a penalty of up to life in prison.