Ukraine war: US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina detained on treason charge - BBC News

Ksenia Karelina is accused by Russian authorities of raising funds for the Ukrainian army.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, RIA NovostiImage caption, Footage showed the unnamed woman being escorted by a uniformed officerBy Emily AtkinsonBBC NewsA woman with US-Russian citizenship has been detained in Russia on suspicion of treason and fundraising for Ukraine's army.

She has been named in US media as Ksenia Karelina, 33, from Los Angeles.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) earlier said an unnamed woman had been arrested over raising funds for a Ukrainian organisation whose ultimate beneficiary was Kyiv's armed forces.

She was also accused of attending pro-Ukraine rallies in the US.

Ms Karelina was detained by Russian authorities in Yekaterinburg, a city in the southern Ural Mountains.

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