Russia Detains Former Radio Free Europe Freelancer for Treason, TASS Says

MOSCOW, April ⁠9 (Reuters) – ⁠Russia’s ⁠Federal Security ​Service (FSB) said ‌on Thursday ‌that ⁠a former ⁠freelancer for Radio Free ​Europe had ​been detained in ⁠the ⁠city of ⁠Chita for ​treason, TASS reported.

The ​FSB ⁠said the ⁠man, whose name was not disclosed, ⁠was accused of treason for cooperating with Ukraine.

(Reporting by ⁠Reuters; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; editing ​by Guy ​Faulconbridge)

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