In the section “Persons”, the citizenship “Republic of Latvia” is indicated next to her last name.

The state register does not show the date of adoption of citizenship, but it follows from the private database of Latvian companies Lursoft that it could be obtained in September 2019.

In 2018, RT first discovered the sources of foreign funding for Medusa. The online publication, founded by Galina Timchenko, the former chief editor of Lenta.ru, received grants for her activities from two Western organizations - the OAK Foundation and the government agency SIDA.