Russia jails US-Russian woman for 12 years for 'treason'
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 01:02 | 15 August 2024
- Modified Date: 01:05 | 15 August 2024
US-Russian 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.
"The court found Ksenia Karelina guilty of high treason and sentenced her to 12 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony," the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg said.
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