{"id":2320665,"date":"2024-08-07T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-resident-passed-over-in-us-russia-prisoner-swap-pleads-guilty-to-treason-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T16:24:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:24:09","slug":"los-angeles-resident-passed-over-in-us-russia-prisoner-swap-pleads-guilty-to-treason-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-resident-passed-over-in-us-russia-prisoner-swap-pleads-guilty-to-treason-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles resident passed over in US-Russia prisoner swap pleads guilty to treason &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-resident-passed-over-in-us-russia-prisoner-swap-pleads-guilty-to-treason-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ksenia\u200b Khavana, a Russian-American ballerina, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to treason in a Russian court \u2064after being overlooked in a recent US-Russia\u200d prisoner swap. Arrested\u200b during a visit to Russia in January, Khavana\u2064 faced charges related to her \u2064alleged involvement \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joint-chiefs-chairman-warns-taliban-has-strategic-momentum-in-effort-to-retake-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Joint Chiefs Chairman warns Taliban has \u2018strategic momentum\u2019 in effort to retake Afghanistan\">collecting funds<\/a> for Ukraine&#8217;s \u200bmilitary. Her lawyer stated that while she admitted her\u200b guilt, the final verdict\u200d would\u200d be announced soon. Khavana\u200d is facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navarro-must-hand-over-presidential-records-or-face-contempt-judge\/\" title=\"Judge orders Navarro to surrender presidential records or face contempt\">potential \u200cprison sentence<\/a> of up to 20 years. U.S. Consul General Stuart Wilson was present at the\u2064 hearing to offer support. The trial is noteworthy as it highlights the ongoing tensions between the two nations, particularly in the context \u2064of international diplomatic dealings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Los Angeles resident passed over in US-Russia prisoner swap pleads guilty to treason<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722159\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Russian-American ballerina pleaded guilty to treason in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russian\">Russian<\/a> court after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3107540\/americans-still-held-russian-prisons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russian\">passed over<\/a> in a recent major prisoner swap.<\/p>\n<p>Ksenia Khavana, also known as Ksenia Karelina, was arrested while visiting Russia in January on treason charges. She pleaded guilty on Wednesday, according to multiple Russian sources. Her lawyer, Mikhail Mushailov, <a href=\"https:\/\/ria.ru\/20240807\/karelina-1964657622.html?in=l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> <em>RIA Novosti<\/em> that her verdict would be announced tomorrow, though other sources speculated it would come at a later date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ksenia Khavana sits in a defendant&rsquo;s cage in a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 20, 2024. Khavana, 33, was arrested in February on treason charges, accused of collecting money for Ukraine&rsquo;s military. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;She admits her guilt, yes,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>She faces up to 20 years in prison, according to the <em>Moscow Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Consul General Stuart Wilson attended the hearing to show his support, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sotavisionmedia\/33975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">according to<\/a> SOTAvision.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also reported that the judge presiding over the case was the same who oversaw the espionage trial of <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporter Evan Gershkovich.<\/p>\n<p>She was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/los-angeles-woman-arrest-russia-ukraine-3a121981719ed1904c0bbdbdb38f14ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accused<\/a>&nbsp;of &ldquo;proactively&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-are-the-americans-still-being-held-in-russian-prisons-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Who are the Americans still being held in Russian prisons? - Washington Examiner\">raising funds &#038;ldquo<\/a>;subsequently used to purchase tactical medicine, equipment, weapons, and ammunition by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Khavana disputed the charges, claiming she was only donating funds to humanitarian groups. She once donated $51.80 to the New York-based nonprofit organization&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.razomforukraine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Razom<\/a>. It&rsquo;s unknown if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-detention-for-alleged-proud-boy-whose-lawyer-blames-trump-for-capitol-incident\/\" title=\"Judge Orders Detention for Alleged Proud Boy Whose Lawyer Blames Trump for Capitol Incident\">charges stem<\/a> from this donation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles resident was visiting her family in Russia, as she did at least once per year, this time for a two-week trip to spend time with her 90-year-old grandmother, parents, and younger sister.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four prisoners in Russia and various Western countries were released in the biggest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War last week. Among these were Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722159\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722159\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Russian-American ballerina, Ksenia Khavana (also known as Ksenia Karelina), has pleaded guilty to treason in a Russian court after not being included in a recent significant prisoner exchange. Khavana was arrested during a visit to Russia in January on charges of treason and entered her plea on Wednesday, according to various Russian news outlets. Her attorney, Mikhail Mushailov, informed RIA Novosti that the verdict is expected to be announced tomorrow, although some reports suggest it may be delayed. The 33-year-old Khavana was taken into custody in February for allegedly raising funds for Ukraine&#8217;s military efforts. She faces a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison, as reported by the Moscow Times. U.S. Consul General Stuart Wilson attended the hearing to show support for her case; notably, the judge presiding over this trial also oversaw the espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Khavana is accused of &#8220;proactively&#8221; collecting money that was purportedly used by Ukrainian forces for tactical medicine and weaponry; however, she contends that she only donated to humanitarian organizations and had previously contributed $51.80 to Razom, a New York-based nonprofit\u2014though it&#8217;s unclear if this donation is related to her charges. During her trip back home from Los Angeles\u2014where she resides\u2014Khavana intended to spend time with her elderly grandmother and family members after visiting Russia annually for at least two weeks each year. Last week marked one of the largest prisoner swaps since the Cold War&#8217;s conclusion when 24 prisoners were exchanged between Russia and several Western nations; among those released were Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2320666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ksenia.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32750,36585,36886,18241,37466],"class_list":["post-2320665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-guilty-plea","tag-los-angeles","tag-prisoner-swap","tag-treason","tag-us-russia-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ksenia.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}