American ballerina Ksenia Karelina, who holds both Russian and US citizenship, has been arrested in Russia for allegedly donating $51 to Ukrainian charity, raising funds for Ukraine, and accused of high treason. She has been held in a freezing jail cell for seven weeks and subjected to lengthy interrogations. The White House is seeking more details and access to her. The case has sparked outrage and calls for support from various individuals and organizations, highlighting concerns over Russia's justice system and treatment of dissenters.
Russia has jailed a woman for treason because she donated $50 to an org raising money for Ukraine. A small—yet very loud—group of people wants us to believe the US is just as bad as Russia. That's unhinged. We're not perfect, but we're so lucky this isn't our reality: https://t.co/4f2rqbBO0d
🇺🇸🇷🇺‼️🚨 The $51 dollars is invented for drama. “American ballerina is a Russian citizen as well” She is accused of collecting money for the Ukranian army, not donating herself. The sum is unclear and the prison sentence is unclear. Below the statement from Russia. https://t.co/bPriPRUVdF https://t.co/ZEa7utDPOQ
Russian officials accused her of providing monetary aid to Ukraine, over a donation she made in 2022 to a pro-Ukraine nonprofit. https://t.co/Fil9ZJsDIg
Russian authorities said she provided financing to Ukraine as it continues to wage a defensive war against Russia's 2-year-old invasion. https://t.co/rP3mm08gDf
A Los Angeles woman snatched up by Russian authorities on treason charges while visiting her family in the country has been enduring brutal 13-hour interrogations for nearly two months. https://t.co/egJd7lmz8U
Former US ambassador to Ukraine says Russian ballerina's arrest is a middle finger to the US https://t.co/ud01XEJSOg https://t.co/a83UZXX8WP
Russia is a terror state, and nobody should visit or invest there until they changes. Accusation Treason: American Ballerina Arrested in Russia https://t.co/tGRGiVDrdR
A Beverly Hills esthetician is in a Russian jail, accused of treason for donating $51 to a Ukrainian charity. 33-year-old Ksenia Khavana was in Russia visiting family. Why the Southland woman is facing 20 years in a Russian prison. Tonight at 11 from ABC7 https://t.co/yTXHtQbIue https://t.co/FjMNek2TjK
I, for one, am shocked that an American woman in Russia would be arrested for raising funds for the military Russia is fighting against currently. This is 1984 😂 https://t.co/OxYmdcGKAq
Top Republican pledges to 'do everything' he can to support arrested American ballerina Ksenia Karelina behind bars in Russia and slams Putin for using 'whatever means necessary' to 'silence dissent' https://t.co/tgrZlTzjeS https://t.co/2ivqyAFCxd
That sadistic disposition towards torturing normal, ordinary people. She is accused of treason for allegedly donating $50 to Ukraine - a country Russia is not officially at war with. https://t.co/TFmC3b8jyl
American woman has been accused and nabbed by Russians of espionage. She’s being held in an icy cold arctic jail. She’s being frozen.
American ballerina Ksenia Karelina has been held for SEVEN WEEKS in freezing Russian jail cell and subjected to 13-hour interrogation sessions for giving $51 to Ukrainian charity, employer reveals https://t.co/lKZgh7JUO4 https://t.co/6lCl8q3Pai
EXCLUSIVE: American ballerina has been held for SEVEN WEEKS in freezing Russian jail cell and subjected to 13-hour interrogation sessions, employer reveals https://t.co/wJBBHx7eEF https://t.co/eA7NHcrswX
No Western citizen should travel to Russia right now: ❌ It's insanely dangerous ❌ You might get arrested ❌ You might get killed ❌ You'll be funding a genocidal regime And yes, this includes you, academics. https://t.co/01BJ7Djawt
Russian-American Ksenia Karelina's family plead for White House assistance as she's paraded in court by Putin for 'high treason' after donating $51 to Ukrainian causes: 'If the US doesn't help her, she will die in jail' https://t.co/EfoWtHz7yt https://t.co/GTGRlAuUjs
White House scrambles to get more details of American ballerina arrested in Russia and tells Moscow their diplomats must be given access to meet her https://t.co/dCayQ33rvf https://t.co/tmXpWglkdk
Russian ballerina arrested for 'high treason' is shown in stunning photos pirouetting on Brooklyn Bridge after obtaining US citizenship https://t.co/z49tYpR4DK https://t.co/0BusTY049i
Chilling video shows LA ballerina being led blindfolded into court for show trial after her arrest for donating $51 to Ukrainian charity in latest show of Russia's cruel justice system https://t.co/JravjTCqYf https://t.co/7m9oYd4V5M
#Russia has taken another American hostage. The lady has been named as Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-born woman who obtained US citizenship in 2021 after she married an American man. She raised money for #Ukraine and is being accused of high treason. https://t.co/L4Y8bPCQ2r https://t.co/bgNabaQPs7
Supporters of Russia, like David Sacks, will express outrage about Gonazlo Lira, but I guarantee they will never mention this American woman who now faces 20 years in Russian prison for donating $50 to a Ukrainian charity on February 24, 2022. https://t.co/BSAXmgY1Nx
Russia is a pariah state that has actively been looking to take Americans hostage for leverage. It’s a place where people get arrested for nothing all the time. There is no reason any American should be going there and giving them that opportunity. https://t.co/ZS7QUpVDjU
FSB says one of the charges against the Russian-American woman arrested in Russia today is that she went to protests in support of Ukraine *while living in LA.* So not only can you not protest at home, you can’t protest *abroad.* You’re their property. https://t.co/qOlo3GdO2M