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Russia Jails US-Russian Woman For 12 Years For 'High Treason'

Russia's FSB security service accused Karelina of collecting money that was sent to the Ukrainian army (Credit: AFP)

A Russian court on Thursday jailed US-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina for 12 years after she was found guilty of "high treason" for giving about $50 to a pro-Ukraine charity in a case slammed as "vindictive cruelty" by the US presidency.

The 32-year-old ballet dancer and spa worker from Los Angeles was detained in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg in January while visiting family.

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