INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak has fled Russia after authorities raided her villa outside Moscow in connection with an extortion case
state conglomerate Rostec.If charged with the crime, she would face up to 15 years in prison.An official at Lithuania's state border
service speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP that Sobchak had arrived on an Israeli passport.In September, Lithuania barred entry to
Russians traveling with tourist visas over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, TASS also reported
began."It is clear that it's an attack on my editorial team, the last remaining free editorial team in Russia which had to be pressured,"
the one-time reality television star and former presidential candidate said on Telegram.Sobchak's departure came a day after authorities
restaurant.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 extortion case, reported the
in return for guarantees that government officials would not receive critical coverage on Sobchak-run Telegram news channels, according to
Petersburg's first democratically elected mayor who was credited with giving President Vladimir Putin his start in politics, Ksenia
Sobchak is reported to be the Russian president's goddaughter.AFP contributed reporting.
