Ksenia Karelina, age 33 — Russian-born, and a U.S. citizen since 2021 — has been arrested on charges of “high treason” while visiting her parents in Yekaterinburg, Russia. She has been specifically accused of “collecting funds used to purchase tactical medical items, equipment, means of destruction and ammunition” for Ukraine. [Cameron Henderson, The Telegraph, Feb. 20, 2024.] In fact, she reportedly donated $50 to a New York-based, non-profit human rights organization collecting funds for the Ukrainian Army. She is also accused of having participated in events in the United States in support of Ukraine. This is what passes for “high treason” in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

And so the numbers increase.

Brendochka
2/20/24