Alexey was arrested in March 2023 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and was placed in pretrial detention pending trial. In October of that year, he was convicted on three criminal charges, including "financing the activities of an extremist group," and sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
