Updated August 21, 2026 — 2:44pm , first published 11:35am

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A Russian-Australian citizen has been arrested by federal police in Brisbane over allegations he attempted to engage in intentional foreign interference.

Vladimir Teslov, a 27-year-old man from Victoria, was arrested at Sumner, in Brisbane’s south-west, on Thursday.

Teslov is accused of travelling to Russia in October 2024 for military-style training, returning to Australia, and then travelling to Ukraine in May 2025 to join the Ukrainian armed forces.

“It is alleged he subsequently…

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