OREANDA-NEWS  The Court of Appeal considered the case of a citizen of the United States and Russia, Ksenia Karelina, who is accused of high treason, and confirmed the verdict of the first instance, the press service of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court reports.

"Today, the Second Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction, having considered the complaint, recognized the judicial act as lawful and justified. The defender's appeal was dismissed. Thus, the verdict has entered into force," the message says.

In August, the Sverdlovsk Regional Court found Ksenia Karelina guilty of treason and sentenced her to 12 years in a penal colony. She was also fined 300 thousand rubles and subsequently restricted for a year and a half.

Karelina's defense appealed the verdict.

According to investigators, Karolina transferred money to one of the Ukrainian organizations, the funds later went to purchase military equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.