Ivan Safronov

Ivan Ivanovich Safronov (; born 18 May 1990) is a Russian journalist. He was arrested in July 2020 on charges of treason related to allegedly disclosing state secrets. A Kremlin spokesman claimed following the arrest that "As far as we know this is not linked to his prior journalistic activity in any way." Kommersant called the charges of treason "absurd".

In June 2019, Kommersant was accused in Russian courts with disclosing state secrets; according to BBC News, the case was based on an article co-authored by Safronov

Legal validity Safronov's legal team stated that the trial included legal violations and that prosecution witnesses had stated that Safronov had not violated the law.

Opposition to Safronov Russian officials stated that the legal case was unrelated to Safronov's journalism. Safronov is engaged to fellow journalist Ksenia Mironova.