CNN: U.S.-Russian Citizen Is Arrested in Russia for Donating $51.80 to Ukraine Charity

KEILAR Tonight detained in ░░░░░░░░ New details about the ░░░░░░░░ year old from Los ░░░░░░░░ who is now behind ░░░░░░░░ in Russia on charges ░░░░░░░░ treason for allegedly donating ░░░░░░░░ 51 to a Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ Her boyfriend Chris Van ░░░░░░░░ who we re going ░░░░░░░░ speak with here in ░░░░░░░░ a moment is telling ░░░░░░░░ Front that she went ░░░░░░░░ Russia on January 2 ░░░░░░░░ visit her family almost ░░░░░░░░ was picked up by ░░░░░░░░ authorities but then was ░░░░░░░░ and then arrested again ░░░░░░░░ month Van Heerden who ░░░░░░░░ just received a letter ░░░░░░░░ Ksenia calls her the ░░░░░░░░ kindest person that you ░░░░░░░░ ever meet someone full ░░░░░░░░ love and joy but ░░░░░░░░ this woman who is ░░░░░░░░ U S Russian dual ░░░░░░░░ is facing years in ░░░░░░░░ the possibility of that ░░░░░░░░ Russia is accusing her ░░░░░░░░ providing financial assistance to ░░░░░░░░ foreign state in activities ░░░░░░░░ against Russian security And ░░░░░░░░ according to the State ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin is so ░░░░░░░░ refusing U S officials ░░░░░░░░ have any contact with ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts MILLER Russia ░░░░░░░░ not recognize dual citizenship ░░░░░░░░ them to be Russian ░░░░░░░░ first and foremost and ░░░░░░░░ oftentimes we have a ░░░░░░░░ time getting consular assistance ░░░░░░░░ we will pursue it ░░░░░░░░ all matters where a ░░░░░░░░ S citizen is detained ░░░░░░░░ ends KEILAR Matthew Chance ░░░░░░░░ Out Front live in ░░░░░░░░ for us And Matthew ░░░░░░░░ are the Russians saying ░░░░░░░░ Karelina s detention here ░░░░░░░░ Well they re saying ░░░░░░░░ ve remanded her in ░░░░░░░░ until April and they ░░░░░░░░ also putting a bit ░░░░░░░░ detail on what she ░░░░░░░░ suspected of doing A ░░░░░░░░ from the FSB which ░░░░░░░░ the federal security service ░░░░░░░░ the old KGB their ░░░░░░░░ office saying that since ░░░░░░░░ 2022 she proactively collected ░░░░░░░░ in the interests of ░░░░░░░░ organizations which was subsequently ░░░░░░░░ it says to purchase ░░░░░░░░ items equipment weapons and ░░░░░░░░ for the armed forces ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine In addition in ░░░░░░░░ United States the FSB ░░░░░░░░ she took part in ░░░░░░░░ rallies in support of ░░░░░░░░ Kyiv regime so pro ░░░░░░░░ rallies Now this doesn ░░░░░░░░ seem like much but ░░░░░░░░ the context of the ░░░░░░░░ in Russia right now ░░░░░░░░ there is deep suspicion ░░░░░░░░ anybody who shows any ░░░░░░░░ of dissent this was ░░░░░░░░ to attract the attention ░░░░░░░░ the Russian security services ░░░░░░░░ to actually now charge ░░░░░░░░ with treason incredibly serious ░░░░░░░░ obviously in which if ░░░░░░░░ s found guilty she ░░░░░░░░ face up to 20 ░░░░░░░░ in prison And so ░░░░░░░░ really is astonishing that ░░░░░░░░ like Ksenia Karelina who ░░░░░░░░ to my understanding works ░░░░░░░░ a beauty parlor in ░░░░░░░░ Angeles she s not ░░░░░░░░ activist necessarily or a ░░░░░░░░ in any way that ░░░░░░░░ should be targeted in ░░░░░░░░ way by the Russian ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT All right Matthew ░░░░░░░░ you for that report.”