INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Media), at a Moscow restaurant Tuesday.Sukhanov was detained for allegedly extorting government officials via Telegram channels, according
to RIA Novosti.Arian Romanovsky, a former editor of Russian fashion magazine Tatler, was detained alongside Sukhanov as part of the
are alleged to have demanded in return for guarantees that government officials would not receive critical coverage on Sobchak-run Telegram
charged with the crime, she would face up to 15 years in prison.Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, TASS also reported that although the
It was unclear how long Sobchak intended to stay outside Russia, the report said.While Sobchak has neither confirmed nor denied her sudden
Russia since the war in Ukraine began."They constantly detain my reporters
Petersburg's first democratically elected mayor who was credited with giving President Vladimir Putin his start in politics.
