Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina, accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina was accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine.
  • A Russian court sentenced US-Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana to 12 years in prison for treason.
  • Khavana was arrested in Yekaterinburg, Russia, for donating $51 to a Ukraine-supporting charity.
  • Her sentencing followed the release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich in a major prisoner swap.

A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US-Russian citizen Ksenia Khavana to 12 years in jail for treason.

Her crime was donating $51 to a charity supporting Ukraine.