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What to know about the growing number of treason and espionage cases in today's Russia under Putin
Treason cases were rare in Russia 30 years ago, with only a handful brought annually. In the past decade and especially since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, however, the number has soared, along with espionage prosecutions.
They are ensnaring citizens and foreigners alike. Recent victims range from Kremlin critics and independent journalists to veteran scientists working with countries that Moscow considers friendly.
One rights group counted over 100 known treason cases in 2023, with probably another 100 that nobody knows about.
The prosecutions have raised comparisons to the show trials and purges under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in the 1930s.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-growing-number-treason-espionage-041927269.html