Amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina has been jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of high treason in Russia, after she donated $51 (£39) to a charity supporting Ukraine. The charity Razom, which is based in the United States, said it was 'appalled' to hear of Karelina's arrest.
US and Russian citizen Ksenia Khavana sits in a glass cage during her treason trial in Sverdlovsk Regional court in Yekaterinburg, Russia It is inconceivable to imagine that a charity donation of £39 can land a person in jail – but this is the bleak reality in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Ksenia Khavana, who has an American and Russian citizenship, will spend the next 12 years of her life behind bars after being convicted of treason earlier today.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Initially, the 33-year-old had been arrested on hooliganism charges, but the state later accused her of ‘state treason’. Investigators said she ‘proactively collected money in the interests of one of the Ukrainian organisations, which was subsequently used to purchase tactical medical supplies, equipment, weapons, and ammunition for the Ukrainian armed forces.
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