Heerden said that because Karelina is a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, the U.S. State Department has had no access to her in detention. "For the last 8 months, I was pushing for a wrongful detention ...

Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American spa worker, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday by a Russian court after she was found guilty of treason for donating money to a charity supporting ...

Ksenia Karelina thought she was going to visit family in Russia in January 2024, but authorities there had other ideas. They detained the 32-year-old because of a small donation she made to ...

Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russia dual citizen who was detained in Russia over an apparent donation to a Ukrainian aid group, appeared via video in court on Thursday. A judge denied her appeal.

Ksenia Karelina, 33, was charged with treason late last month under Article 275 of Russia’s Criminal Code after she allegedly gave around $50 to a charity supporting Ukraine’s army.

Ksenia Karelina, also identified in the media as Ksenia Khavana, is “on a plane back home to the United States,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on social media platform X.

Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina, who was imprisoned in Russia after donating just over $50 to a Ukrainian charity last year, is “in transit," her boyfriend tells Fox News.

Isabella Koretz, Karelina's former boss, said she was eager to see her after learning Karelina was on a plane home to the United States. "I am overwhelmed with joy and relief at the news of Ksenia ...

Amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina, 32, was arrested in Russia on suspicion of treason, according to Moscow officials. The US-Russian dual citizen allegedly donated $51 to Ukraine’s war effort ...

Ksenia Karelina greets her fiancé, professional boxer Chris van Heerden, as she arrives Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon ...

Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges was freed in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman's lawyer and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.