# Russia brings first known treason case over tax payments to Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/86936

- Meduza, 2026-10-05 19:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/05/russia-has-brought-its-first-known-treason-case-based-on-tax-payments-to-ukraine

> Businessman Oleg Varyukhin has been charged with treason in Russia after paying Ukraine’s mandatory military levy into its state budget, Mediazona reported. He was detained at an airport while returning to update his documents. His lawyer said the FSB found the payments on Varyukhin’s phone and called the charge absurd, but the court rejected the challenge.