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- ↑ "Russia Arrests Dual U.S. Citizen on Accusations of Treason". TIME. February 20, 2024.
- ↑ Edwards, Christian (2024-06-20). "Russian court begins hearing treason case against US-Russian citizen". CNN. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ↑ Troianovski, Anton; Nechepurenko, Ivan (2024-08-15). "Russia Sentences U.S. Citizen to 12 Years in Prison on Treason Charges". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ Clayton, Victoria (9 March 2024). "Treason charges after $50 for Ukraine: desperate battle to free LA ballerina held in Russia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ↑ Troianovski, Anton; Nechepurenko, Ivan (2024-08-15). "Russia Sentences U.S. Citizen to 12 Years in Prison on Treason Charges". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ "Treason trial of Russian American woman opens as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow". Associated Press . Moscow. June 20, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S.-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty to treason, state media says". Reuters . Yekaterinburg. August 7, 2024.
- 1 2 "Russian court gives 12-year treason sentence to Russian-American over $50 charity donation". CNN. August 15, 2024.
- 1 2 "Ksenia Karelina: US-Russian woman jailed in Russia for 12 years for treason". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "Boyfriend of L.A. ballerina Ksenia Karelina, sentenced to prison in Russia, "begging American people to help"". CBS News. August 15, 2024.
- ↑ Stapleton, Ivana Kottasová, AnneClaire (2024-08-07). "Russian-American woman admits guilt in treason case, Russian state media reports". CNN. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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