She transferred about $50 to the Razom for Ukraine fund: a US ballerina was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Russia
Kyiv • UNN
A Russian court has sentenced 33-year-old ballerina Ksenia Karelin to 12 years in prison for "high treason." She was accused of transferring $50 to the Ukrainian foundation Razom for Ukraine from her American account.
A court in Russia sentenced US ballerina Ksenia Karelin, a native of the Sverdlovsk region of Russia, to 12 years in prison on charges of treason for transferring about $50 from her US account to the Ukrainian foundation Razom for Ukraine. In February 2024, she was detained in Yekaterinburg. This was reported by BILD, according to UNN.
Details
According to the newspaper, Ksenia Karelin, a 33-year-old native of the Sverdlovsk region, who lived in Los Angeles and was a ballet dancer, was convicted of treason in Russia.
“After the war in Ukraine began, she transferred about $50 from her American account to the Ukrainian foundation Razom for Ukraine. In February 2024, she was detained in Yekaterinburg, where she had come to visit her relatives. The girl was accused of treason. The case was considered behind closed doors,” the publication writes.
Recall
More than 10 thousand reports for anti-war statements were drawn up against Russians by August 2024.
