Russia opens criminal case against anti-war organizer, former model, and London councilor Ksenia Maksimova
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Ksenia Maksimova, who heads the London-based antiwar group Russian Democratic Society and serves as a councilor for the London Borough of Ealing, has been placed on an international wanted list.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia has initiated a criminal case against Ksenia Maksimova, an anti-war activist and former model. Maksimova, who heads the London-based Russian Democratic Society and is a councilor for the London Borough of Ealing, is accused of involvement in a terrorist organization's activities. The FSB alleges that Maksimova raised funds and provided aid for Ukraine through her organization, the Russian Democratic Society.
She is also labeled a terrorist and extremist by Russia. Maksimova, who once topped the world's top 50 models in the 2000s, founded the Russian Democratic Society in London in 2022, working alongside the Anti-War Committee of Russia. She has been serving as the committee's consul in the U.K. since 2024. In May 2026, Maksimova was elected as a councilor for the London Borough of Ealing.
She also wrote to a London club in objection to a concert by Instasamka, citing the singer's name in Ukraine's "Myrotvorets" database for sending money to Russian military personnel. The concert was eventually canceled after the club reviewed Maksimova's complaint.
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