Russian prosecutors seek 15-year treason sentence for US citizen Karelina

8/8/2024 16:33

        Russian prosecutors on Thursday demanded a 15-year sentence for Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American woman accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine.
        
        Karelina, who was not included in a major prisoner swap between Russia and the West last week, is on trial in the city of Yekaterinburg, where prosecutors and defence lawyers were summing up their cases.
        
        The verdict, which had been expected on Thursday, is now due on Aug. 15, a Reuters reporter at the court said.
        
        Karelina was born in Russia but emigrated to the United States in 2012 and became a U.S. citizen in 2021.
        
        The Los Angeles spa employee was arrested by the FSB security service after flying to Russia to visit her family in Yekaterinburg at the start of the year.