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Moscow Sentences Ex-Diplomat to 12 Years for Treason

12/26/2025

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A Moscow court sentenced former diplomat Arseniy Konovalov to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony for treason.
Federal Security Service (FSB) said Konovalov sold secrets to U.S. intelligence during posting in the United States from 2014 to 2017.
He was detained in March 2024, with footage showing his arrest.
FSB officials did not disclose what information was shared or which U.S. agency was involved, and agencies have not commented.

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A Moscow court sentenced former diplomat Arseniy Konovalov to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony for treason.
Federal Security Service (FSB) said Konovalov sold secrets to U.S. intelligence during posting in the United States from 2014 to 2017.
He was detained in March 2024, with footage showing his arrest.
FSB officials did not disclose what information was shared or which U.S. agency was involved, and agencies have not commented.