When Maksim Kolker's phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been arrested, he thought it was a scam to extort money...charged with treason, the family later learned, a crime that is probed and prosecuted in absolute secrecy in Russia and punished with long prison terms.
Treason cases in Russia have surged post-Ukraine invasion, along with espionage prosecutions, ensnaring citizens and foreigners alike, regardless of their politics ... These cases stand out from the crackdown on dissent that has reached unprecedented levels under President Vladimir Putin.
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