Ksenia Khavana, a US-Russian two national, was found guilty of treason on Thursday in a Russian court and given a 12-year jail sentence. The charges stemmed from a payment of approximately$ 52 to a charity helping Ukraine. Khavana was detained in Yekaterinburg, the town with the Ural Mountains, in February, and entered a guilty plea in a sealed trial last week, according to media reports. Khavana, a 33-year-old past ballet dancer, apparently obtained US citizen after marrying an British and moving to Los Angeles. She had flown back to Russia to see her home. She apparently had her phone taken after arriving in Yekaterinburg in January, and authorities later discovered evidence on the phone of the contribution.
