The EU reacts to the conviction in Russia of a ballerina who donated less than 50 euros to Ukraine

The EU reacts to the conviction in Russia of a ballerina who donated less than 50 euros to Ukraine

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 16 2024, 05:05 PM  •  3903 views

The EU is shocked by the sentencing of Russian/US citizen Ksenia Karelin for donating less than 50 euros to a Ukrainian organization. A Russian court sentenced the ballerina to 12 years for “high treason” for transferring funds to the Razom for Ukraine Foundation.

The EU has reacted to the conviction of an American ballerina who donated less than 50 euros to a Ukrainian NGO, UNN reports.

"The sentence to 12 years in prison for Russian/US citizen Ksenia Karelin for donating less than 50 euros to a Ukrainian NGO is shocking!

The EU calls on Russia to release all prisoners of conscience and stop repressions against anti-war protesters," spokeswoman for EU foreign affairs and security policy Nabila Massrali. said.

Recall

A court in the Russian Federation onsentenced Ksenia Karelin, a US ballerina who is 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.