Russia arrests US dual national over alleged $51 Ukrainian charity donation
by Andrew Roth from World news | The Guardian on (#6JRWF)
Ksenia Khavana faces up to 20 years in prison for treason amid Kremlin crackdown
The White House has said it is seeking information after Russia announced it had arrested a dual US-Russian citizen on treason charges, accusing her of collecting funds for Ukrainian organisations and openly opposing the Russian war in Ukraine.
A Russian legal NGO, First Dept, said the woman, named by the media in Russia as Ksenia Khavana, may stand accused of transferring $51 (40) to a Ukrainian charity on 24 February 2022, the day Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine. She faces up to 20 years in prison.
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