Archive · 4 Dec 2025

French-Russian Woman Detained for Suspected Espionage

French-Russian Woman Detained for Suspected Espionage

A woman named Anna Novikova, who is both French and Russian, has been arrested in France.

The authorities think she might have been spying for another country.

She runs a group called SOS Donbass, which helps people in a part of Ukraine controlled by Russia.

Novikova has connections with people close to the Russian government, and she has met with important figures in France.

She says she is just doing humanitarian work, but the French government is worried about Russia using secret methods to harm its allies.

Novikova's husband and some of her associates say the accusations are not true.

The case is still being investigated.

Sources