Russian-American Ksenia Karelina was given a 12-year sentence to serve in a “regime colony.” The decision was made soon after Russia and the West exchanged significant numbers of prisoners. Law and JusticeRussian Federation
Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian citizen has been sentenced to 12 years in a “regime colony.” The ruling comes shortly after a major prisoner swap between Russia and the West.
Ksenia Karelina has been sentenced after allegedly sending money to a pro-Ukraine charityImage: AP Photo/picture alliance
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in prison on charges of “treason.”
It is said that Karelina gave about $50 (€45) to a charity that supports Ukraine.
The Yekaterinburg court declared, “Ksenia Karelina was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.”
The 32-year-old ballerina had been living in Los Angeles in the US, but was arrested in January while she was visiting family in Yekaterinburg.
Russia’s FSB security service said Karelina had collected money that had been “used to purchase tactical medical supplies, equipment, weapons and ammunition for the Ukrainian armed forces.”
Russian state media reported that she pleaded guilty to the charges last week.
