# Russia sentences dual Russian-Canadian professor to seven years for treason

https://mins.news/en/item/60551

- Meduza, 2026-09-16 08:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/16/russia-sentences-professor-with-dual-russian-canadian-citizenship-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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