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FSB Detains Journalist on Treason Charges in Russia

4/9/2026

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  • The Federal Security Service (FSB) detained a 65-year-old former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist in Chita on treason charges.
  • FSB officials say he provided information to Ukraine's SBU that aided computer attacks against regional authorities.
  • Local reports identify the suspect as Aleksandr Andreev, a former RFE/RL correspondent linked to a political party and to a Khodorkovsky-founded media outlet, illustrating repression against journalists in Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.