Overview
- Judicial documents cited by RIA Novosti identify a Moscow court decision to place Kiselev under arrest in absentia.
- The same materials set pretrial detention at two months starting from his apprehension in Russia or from extradition.
- The case file notes he was placed on an international wanted list on October 17, 2025.
- Prosecutors brought charges under Article 205.4 Part 1 of Russia’s Criminal Code, which covers creating or leading a terrorist community.
- RIA Novosti reports he had been designated a foreign agent in April 2022 and added to Rosfinmonitoring’s terrorist and extremist list in 2024, with a source confirming the defendant is the prominent former NTV executive.