Russian-American Woman Goes on Trial for Treason After Donating Funds to Ukraine

Russian-American Woman Goes on Trial for Treason After Donating Funds to Ukraine
Ksenia Karelina attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 20, 2024, in this still image taken from video. Press Service of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court/Handout via Reuters
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LONDON—A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia went on trial for alleged treason on Thursday after authorities accused her of raising money to send to the Ukrainian army.

Ksenia Karelina, who was born in Russia but had built a new life as an aesthetician at a Los Angeles spa after immigrating to the United States over a decade ago, faces a sentence of 12 years to life in prison if found guilty.