Russia
- Mikhail Shein
- Leonid Eitingon circa 1953
- Igor Sutyagin (2004) - 15 years for espionage for USA. Exchanged for Russian spies in 2010.
- Valentin Danilov - 14 years for espionage for China
- Aleksandar Georgijevic October, 2009 - FSB claims Aleksandar gathered sensitive information for USA agents. Light sentence due to confession.
- Dzhemal Nakaidze October, 2009 - Russian soldier, convicted of spying for Georgia. Light sentence due to confession (9 years of imprisonment instead of 12 to 20 years listed in the Criminal Code of Russia).
Read more about this topic: List Of People Convicted Of Treason
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