Well, I don’t recall Britain being at war with Russia at the time; so, your examples aren’t applicable (remember, my scenario involved moving to a country with which one’s own country was at war). Nice try, though.
So Aldrich Ames and Hanssen were not traitors because the USA was not “at war” with Russia at the time ?
Come on.
We have once again got the double standard where Putin is assassinating civilian opponents in foreign countries, and it is the worst crime ever.
But Ukraine does the same and it is righteous and deserved.