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MADRID — Spanish authorities have arrested a Ukrainian politician-blogger accused of treason in his home country.
(AP) MADRID — Spanish authorities have arrested a Ukrainian politician-blogger accused of treason in his home country.
An official with the Spanish national police confirmed that Anatoly Shariy had been detained Wednesday in Tarragona under an international arrest warrant. Shariy is being transported to Madrid to appear before a judge, who will decide upon his extradition, the official said.
Ukraine’s security services announced the arrest on Thursday and said there was reason to believe Shariy “was acting on behalf of foreign entities.”
Shariy has been a vocal and active critic of Ukraine’s government. As recently as Tuesday he tweeted that he had been warned that Ukrainian intelligence was trying to track him down. He is the founder of a political party that many Ukrainians consider pro-Russian.
Ukrainian media reported that one of the members of the party said in February, just before the start of the war, that Shariy had asylum in the European Union.