Ty Roush is a New York City-based breaking news reporter who frequently covers Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the automotive industry and sports money. He joined Forbes in 2022 and has covered Exxon acquiring Pioneer for nearly $60 billion, a mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the U.S.
A Russia n court sentenced Russia n-American Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in prison on Thursday, after Russia n officials claimed she committed treason by fundraising for Ukraine’s military because of an alleged $51.80 donation to a pro-Ukraine charity.Key Facts
Karelina, 33, was sentenced to 12 years in prison following a closed-door trial in Yekaterinburg, Russia, after earlier pleading guilty to treason charges, Karelina, who was born in Russia and became a U.S. citizen in 2021, was arrested at a Russian airport in February while on her way to visit her 90-year-old grandmother, her boyfriend Chris Van Heerden toldVan Heerden—who returned to California—said he purchased Karelina’s plane tickets to Russia as a gift because she was feeling homesick.
Russia’s Federal Security Service announced the arrest of an unnamed Los Angeles resident at the time, alleging a person with dual citizenship in Russia and the U.S. was “proactively collecting funds in the interests of a Ukrainian organization” since February 2022,the U.S. Embassy in Moscow was trying to contact Karelina in June, though he said Russia has not recognized any dual Russian-American’s U.S. citizenship and would likely not grant access.
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