American Dancer Arrested In Russia For Alleged $51 Support To Ukraine
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Moscow officials claim she donated $51 to Ukraine's war effort through the Ukrainian organization Razom, allegedly benefiting the country's army.
A dual US-Russian citizen, 33-year-old ballerina Ksenia Karelina, has been detained in Russia on suspicion of treason. Moscow officials claim she donated $51 to Ukraine's war effort through the Ukrainian organization Razom, allegedly benefiting the country's army. Ms Karelina appeared in court blindfolded and shackled, as reported by Business Insider.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed, “Since February 2022, she has been proactively collecting funds in the interests of one of the Ukrainian organizations, which were subsequently used to purchase tactical medicine items, equipment, weapons and ammunition by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
“In addition, the citizen in question repeatedly took part in public actions in support of the Kyiv regime while in the United States,” the agency added, according to the Moscow Times.
Ms Karelina, who manages a spa in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, reportedly faced her first arrest on January 27 in Yekaterinburg, her hometown. The local police accused her of "petty hooliganism" related to the use of offensive language in public. Court officials reported that Ms Karelina was using coarse language, and behaving rudely and defiantly in the presence of other citizens. When the police were called, Ms Karelina allegedly became more agitated, ignored their commands, and resisted arrest violently.
