A Russian-American citizen was arrested for “treason” in Yekaterinburg [βίντεο] 2024-02-23 12:39:37

“The Federal Security Service put an end to the illegal activities of a 33-year-old resident of Los Angeles, who has Russian and American citizenship, in Yekaterinburg,” the FSB said.

The young woman, who has not been named, was arrested as part of a “treason” investigation for raising since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, “funds for a Ukrainian organization, which then used them to buy medical supplies , equipment, weapons and ammunition for the armed forces of Ukraine”.

BREAKING: Russia arrests Los Angeles woman, with U.S. and Russian citizenship, on suspicion of treason for helping Ukraine pic.twitter.com/VjhD1Nj2Pj

— BNO News (@BNONews) February 20, 2024

Video broadcast by Ria Novosti agency shows an FSB agent wearing a balaclava handcuffing a young woman wearing a white jacket and a white cap pulled down to her eyes.

Other American citizens are also being held in Russia, including journalist Evan Gershkovich who was arrested regarding a year ago on espionage charges also in Yekaterinburg. He, his family and the Wall Street Journal, the newspaper he works for, reject the accusations.

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