PoliticsRussia sentences dual Russian-Canadian professor to seven years for treason
The Supreme Court of Russia’s Komi Republic sentenced professor Nikolai Zyuzev, a dual Russian-Canadian citizen, to seven years in prison. The FSB accused him of using foreign grants to prepare a project against Russia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including training leaders of indigenous peoples’ liberation movements abroad. The case was initially opened as confidential cooperation with a foreign state but the verdict cites treason.
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Russia sentences dual Russian-Canadian professor to seven years for treason