Treason

Treason is an intentional crime committed by a citizen in order to harm the sovereignty, territorial integrity, inviolability and security of their own country.Treason includes the following crimes: going over to the enemy's side during a war, providing information to an enemy country, conducting subversive activities against the state and calling for submission to the aggressor country.In Ukraine, treason in wartime and peacetime is punishable by 15 years' imprisonment or life imprisonment.During Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the SBU managed to arrest the leader of the pro-Russian party "OPZZh" Viktor Medvedchuk, who had previously been notified of suspicion of treason, and also to detain pro-Russian propagandist Anatolii Sharii in Spain.