Ksenia Karelina, an American-Russian amateur ballet dancer accused of committing treason against Russia for donating a little ...

A Russian court has sentenced amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in jail for treason for donating $51 (£39) to a ...

Ksenia Karelina was arrested in Russia earlier this year while visiting her family Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Karelina host dual US-Russian citizenship and was arrested while visiting family in Yekaterinburg on charges of treason related to a $51 donation to a Ukrainian charity, according to colleagues.