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Made a donation of 50 dollars, Russia sentences the Russian-American to 12 years in prison

2024-08-18 22:06:45Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Made a donation of 50 dollars, Russia sentences the Russian-American to 12 years
Ksenia Khavana

Ksenia Khavana, born in Russia as Karelina, obtained American citizenship after marrying an American citizen, a man named Chris van Heerden. Ksenia wanted to take a trip to Russia to visit her family, and although her husband tried to put this trip off her mind, he could not stop his wife.

Arriving in Russia, she was arrested last February for allegedly raising funds for the Ukrainian military.

As reported by the human rights group First Department, these "funds" refer to a donation of $51.80 (about 47 euros) that Ksenia made to an American NGO supporting Ukraine.

Russia does not see it that way, as the Russian Federal Security Service has stated that Ksenia "proactively collected money in the interest of one of the Ukrainian organizations, which was then used to purchase tactical medical equipment, weapons and ammunition for Ukrainian forces".

After being arrested in Yekaterinburg six months ago, just this Thursday, August 15, a Russian court sentenced him to 12 years in prison for cheating on his wife.

Her lawyer stated: "She pleaded partially guilty to transferring the funds, but did not admit her intention to transfer the funds to the organizations where they were received."

He also stated that Ksenia "did not think that the funds she transferred would be used for anti-Russian actions."

Ksenia's partner, Chris van Heerden, spoke to the American network CBS and made public interesting things. He initially expressed his anger at the decision. According to Van Heerden, the lawsuit is completely false and claims that Khavana, an American citizen, only made a donation of $51.80 to help Ukraine, which she considers an exercise of her right.

Van Heerden explained that the donation was made at a humanitarian event in 2022 in Los Angeles, but that Khavana was charged under a Russian law passed the following year.

Since sending troops to Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has implemented laws that punish criticism of the war and discredit the Russian military. This tough approach by Russia has raised concerns about the possible detention of American citizens. Recently, Russia carried out the largest prisoner swap with the West since the end of the Cold War, freeing prisoners such as Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, accused of espionage, and Alsou Kurmasheva, convicted of spreading false information .

Meanwhile, Chris van Heerden has lobbied the State Department to declare the detention of his wife Ksenia illegal, in the hope that she will be included in future prisoner exchanges.


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