US-Russian dual citizen arrested for treason, accused of collecting funds for Ukraine

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A US-Russian dual citizen has been arrested in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly collecting funds for Ukrainian organizations and openly supporting Kyiv.

A regional court website from Sverdlovsk where the investigating case has been opened, on Tuesday listed the name Ksenia Pavlovna Karelina as being charged under article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code – treason.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court press service told RIA her hearing was meant to take place on Tuesday, but due to the absence of a lawyer it has now been postponed until February 29.

The FSB arrested American journalist Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, in Yekaterinburg in March last year on charges of espionage, which he, his employer and the US government have strenuously denied.

In December 2022, Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Former US Marine Paul Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in prison in June 2020 after being convicted on espionage charges that he vehemently denies.

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Arrested for $50 donation, smh
They disclosed that the FSB arrested Karelina for transferring $51.80 from an American bank to the Ukrainian ‘Razom’ charity.
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-arrests-dual-citizen-fundraising-ukraine/
The transfer was done from an American bank, not Russian. How come FSB caught wind about the $50 transaction? Did they have nothing better to do?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A US-Russian dual citizen has been arrested in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly collecting funds for Ukrainian organizations and openly supporting Kyiv.
A regional court website from Sverdlovsk where the investigating case has been opened, on Tuesday listed the name Ksenia Pavlovna Karelina as being charged under article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code – treason.
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court press service told RIA her hearing was meant to take place on Tuesday, but due to the absence of a lawyer it has now been postponed until February 29.
The FSB arrested American journalist Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, in Yekaterinburg in March last year on charges of espionage, which he, his employer and the US government have strenuously denied.
In December 2022, Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Former US Marine Paul Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in prison in June 2020 after being convicted on espionage charges that he vehemently denies.
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