US EditionTreason trial of Russian American woman opens amid rising tensions
- Ksenia Karelina, a Russian American dual citizen from Los Angeles, faces charges of raising funds for a Ukrainian organization supplying the military.
- The trial has opened amidst heightened U.S.-Russia tensions, with Karelina potentially facing 20 years in prison if found guilty.
- The Federal Security Service's aim is to use individuals like Karelina with American passports as leverage in negotiations with Washington.
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A Russian-American woman detained earlier this year while visiting her family in Russia has gone on trial on charges of treason, after authorities accused her of raising money to send to the Ukrainian army. Karelina, born in Russia but who has built a new life as an aesthetician at a spa in Los Angeles after emigrating to the United States over a decade ago, faces a sentence of between 12 years and life imprisonment if found guilty. The Ekaterin…
Treason trial of Russian American woman opens as tensions rise
MOSCOW: The trial of a Russian American dual citizen whom Russia accuses of treason opened on Thursday as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow, including over the arrests of two American journalists. The trial is being held behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg, in the same court that next week is to begin hearing the case of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested in March 2023 and charged with espionage.
Russian-American woman goes on trial for treason after donating funds to Ukraine
LONDON - A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia went on trial for alleged treason on Thursday after authorities accused her of raising money to send to the Ukrainian army.
Russian-American woman accused of funding Ukraine army, on trial for treason in Russia
There are presently twelve or more Americans serving jail sentences in Russia; they are among the increasing number of foreign people entangled in the crisis of relations between Moscow and Washington amidst the conflict in Ukraine
A Russian-American citizen, Ksenia Karelina, has been on trial since Thursday in Yekaterinburg, Russia, for high treason, accused of giving money to a pro-Ukraine support group, another example of a crackdown in all directions in the country.
High-Stakes Treason Trial Amid US-Russia Tensions
High-Stakes Treason Trial Amid US-Russia Tensions The treason trial of Ksenia Karelina, a dual Russian-American citizen, commenced on Thursday in Yekaterinburg under strict confidentiality. This high-stakes legal battle unfolds against a backdrop of intensifying tensions between Moscow and Washington, aggravated by the recent arrests of two American journalists.Karelina, a Los Angeles resident, was apprehended in February while visiting her fam…
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