Russian security forces detained a woman with dual Russian-American citizenship in Yekaterinburg on suspicion of high treason for allegedly raise funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraineas part of an invasion of a neighboring country launched in February 2022.

Federal Security Service (short for FSB), in a statement published on the website, clarified that the agents were “suppressing the illegal activities of a 33-year-old woman with dual Russian-American citizenship living in Los Angeles who was involved in delivery of financial assistance to a foreign countryactivities directed against the security of the country.”

“Since February 2022, he has been actively collecting funds in the interests of the Ukrainian organization, which he subsequently used buy tactical weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, this citizen participated in repeated public actions in the United States in support of the Kyiv regime,” he emphasized.

In turn, he stated that “the investigative unit of the FSB for the Sverdlovsk region has opened a case under Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” under which cases of high treason are considered. “Operational search activities and investigations continue. Court sentenced preventive measure – keeping the accused in custody“, he emphasized.

At the moment, the identity of the detainee has not been disclosed and the US authorities have not commented on this fact.

Russian security forces in January detained an American in connection with the alleged production and sale of drugs, and in March 2023, newspaper journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg. Wall Street Magazine for alleged espionage activities.

They are joined by former Marine Paul Whelan, who was arrested in 2018 and later sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage. The United States has repeatedly condemned what it calls unfair arrests as part of an allegedly Russian strategy achieve a prisoner exchange.

(Europe Press)