A court in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod sentenced an employee of the Federal Nuclear Center to nine years in prison on June 21 on a charge of treason. The court found Viktor Ilyin guilty of attempting to sell materials related to defense projects to intelligence services in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine. Since January 1, at least 21 probes have been launched and more than 30 people arrested on treason charges across the country. Altogether, 22 probes on treason charges were launched in Russia last year. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
