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World > Americas & EMEA
US-Russian woman jailed for 12 years for donation
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 16, 2024 12:05 am

MOSCOW — Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina was sentenced to 12 years in prison for 'treason' by a Russian court on Thursday, after allegedly donating a little over $50 to a pro-Ukraine charity.

Karelina, a 32-year-old ballet dancer and spa worker living and working in Los Angeles, was detained by police in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg in late January while visiting family.

CONVICTED FOR DONATION Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina sits in a glass cage during her trial in the Sverdlovsk Regional court in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia, on Aug. 15, 2024

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