"Treason:" Russia seeks 15-year sentence for ballerina after she donated €45 to a charity that supports Ukraine
"Treason:" Russia seeks 15-year sentence for ballerina after she donated €45 to a charity that supports Ukraine
Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty to treason charge after February arrest for donating to pro-Ukraine charity.
Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina has pleaded guilty to treason charges after she was arrested for donating money to a charity supporting Ukraine.
Russian prosecutors are seeking a 15-year sentence after the security services accused Ms Karelina of collecting money that was used to purchase tactical supplies for the Ukrainian army.
She was detained by authorities in Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow after a family visit in February.
The sentence comes one week after Russia and the West carried out the largest prisoner exchange since the Cold War, where 24 people jailed in seven different countries were exchanged.
Ms Karelina's lawyer said the prosecutors' request for a 15-year sentence in a penal colony was too severe as the defendant had cooperated with the investigation.
Mikhail Mushailov also said it was "impossible" for Ms Karelina to have been included in the recent prisoner exchange, because an exchange can only happen once the court verdict comes into force.
Although fucked up, I'll match her donation! I invite others to do the same.
Yeah, now you know that charity actively helps Ukraine if russia is all whiney about it
no-fly list has entered the chat
It is probably legal in other countries, so I don't think this is as brave as you make it sound.
This is the most Reddit/Lemmy reply ever lmao
The above user was also showing solidarity with Ukraine, not trying to outdo her, or trying to appear brave.
Doesnt matter, money goes to ukraine, supports Ukrainians (and troops). Doesnt have to be much.
I dont do this because its brave but because of the gesture and helping Ukraine. Its disposable income so I can mis it but even a very small amount makes a difference if a lot of people act on donating.
Slava Ukraini
When people ask why we need digital money with high privacy guarantees, this is why.
Taler, credit cards, money transfers... all allow have the structure to allow this to happen.
I'd consider any of the current cryptocurrencies to be overall failures. They're a way for tech-bros to piss away money on "investments" and for Chinese-owned mining firms to make a profit at the expense of the environment.
I agree that an anonymous digital currency is a fantastic idea, but how do you keep it from just turning into another Bitcoin?
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/cryptocurrency/
We focus on the attributes of possible solutions, and use it for transactions.
FUD regarding Taler. This kind of thing is exactly what could not be traced with a Taler based payment.
Remember the threat in this scenario is the authoritarian government with full banking authority to legally inspect all transactions, as well as token timings.
So Russia is looking to stock up on its supply of prisoners to trade with...
Guess thats how they spell honor over there
- Commit a crime.
- Be detained.
- ???
- profit
"I like autocrats if others are the victims!"
"I like criminals if the victim is someone I don't like!"
(Almost) Nobody here likes autocrats, my friend. But I guess everyone here has a problem with people who violate the law. Now I can see that the laws in Russia are not what you, personally, think is right. FWIW, each country has laws which other countries don't agree with.
The crime of ... donating to charity?
Do all laws in your country make sense to you?