John Jefferson
A US-Russian dual national has jailed for 12 years in Russia after donating the equivalent of £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine.
Ksenia Khavana, whom Russian authorities identify by her maiden name of Karelina, was arrested in Yekaterinburg in February after returning to Russia to visit her family. She pleaded guilty in her closed trial last week, news reports said.
Ms Khavana reportedly obtained US citizenship after marrying an American and moving to Los Angeles.
Russia’s Federal Security Service claimed she “proactively collected money in the interests of one of the Ukrainian organisations, which was subsequently used to purchase tactical medical supplies, equipment, weapons, and ammunition for the Ukrainian armed forces.”
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