Russian Official Caught Trying to Cross U.S.-Mexico Border
Brendan Cole - 4h ago
ARussian politician who publicly opposed his country's invasion of Ukraine, has reportedly been detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Viktor Kamenshchikov, was a Communist Party member who served as a deputy at the Vladivostok Duma (Parliament) in the administrative center of the Primorsky region in Russia's far east.
RIA Novosti reported that a source informed the Russian state news agency that Kamenshchikov had been arrested, although "it is not yet known for what exactly, presumably for an illegal border crossing."
The report did not specify where he was detained and Newsweek has contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for comment.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-official-caught-trying-to-cross-u-s-mexico-border/ar-AAXsgNO?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e1089425480b499692e6acdc5c6486c8
