Russian authorities detained a 33-year-old ballerina with dual Russian-American citizenship on suspicion of treason. This comes as the U.S. prepares to announce new sanctions against Russia after the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Gabe Gutierrez reports.
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#Russia #Ballerina #Arrest
She did fundraising for the Ukr army, this is against the law. Hence she was arrested. As simple as this.
Hopefully this is just a scare tactic and she will be released soon.
who snitched on her?
US has a lot more Russian citizens that can be arrested and exchanged.
She’s 200% not an American ballerina. She’s a Russian ballerina with American citizenship via marriage.
Putin’s brutality in the world is escalating. The world must respond accordingly.
He didn’t do anything
I think you should focus on Netanyahu more…
What’s an American doing in Russia ??? It’s a country that’s unfriendly towards the US and where the risk of getting arrested so that Russia can have leverage against the US is high. Some people just don’t have common sense.
So a Russian returning home?
Russia is crazy.
I’m sorry….why….why….and again why is she….an American .
.in Russia? It is incredibly dangerous to be an American in Russia….it doesn’t matter if your Russian -American or just American…..you are in Russia at terrible risk…..it’s dangerous….no surprise she was arrested…..Regardless of personal reasons …..no American should visit Russia at this time.
CIA
America’s becoming Russia, and Russia’s becoming North Korea.
Why didn’t they say that she sponsored the Armed Forces of Ukraine?
What would the US authorities do if US residents sent money to the army of Iraq or Afghanistan during a military campaign?
It’s different, she donated money while being in the US, she didn’t collect the money inside Russia. USA doesn’t have law that forbids the donations for Ukrainians. Also don’t compare, it’s not same situation. Ukraine vsu is not terroristic organization, they are protecting their country against Russian unlawful invasion.
@@tatan4ik just another user-### Russian troll.
@@tatan4ikсколько лет Украина бомбила Донбасс? Убивала своих же граждан на восточных границах.
@@tatan4ik It doesn’t work that way, and no offence but it’s pretty stupid to think that it does. From a legal perspective it makes 0 difference whether she sent the money from the US, Cambodia or from Mars. If she’s a Russian citizen then sending money to Ukraine is an act of treason – the laws of not sponsoring an enemy state are pretty universal across all countries in the world.
@@annk.4039 Действительно, а что российские солдаты делали на Донбассе 10 лет на отдыхе? Там убивают украинцев. Вы абсурдный человек. Идите и спросите Путина, почему он вторгся в Украину и Донбасс в 2014 году, когда население Донбасса составляет 54% этнических украинцев.
Просто уходите, потому что либо вы верите путинской пропаганде, либо у вас низкий IQ. Вы понимаете, что если бы Путин не вторгся в Донбасс в 2014 году, никто бы не погиб. Так что это прямой результат действий Путина, ведь за последние два года он убил более 100 000 своих мальчиков-подростков. Вы сравниваете гору (путина) с песчинкой того, что делает Украина.
No sympathy from me she is not our problem ruzzia can rescue her
We need to deport every illegal.
She DIDNT see that coming?
Unfortunately, the Russian satirist Zadornov was right when he said that Americans do not like to think.
The media deceives them like children.
I live in Russia, watch Western media and see that the Western viewer is not shown the whole picture. They show only isolated fragments and necessarily distort the conclusions.
This ballerina was presented to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. And it doesn’t matter what the amount is. If you hate your country, leave. Moreover, she received US citizenship. Live in the USA and send money to the Ukrainian Armed Forces from there. Living in a country where there is a war and donating to a hostile side is a crime. In any country. In the US, she would also be arrested if she made a donation to Bashar al-Assad or Hussein.
Полностью с Вами согласна. Смотришь все их крупные СМИ , комментарии к ним и удивляешься, насколько их людям промыли мозги. Они считают себя умнее, а россиян отсталыми. Хотя по статистике россияне больше путешествуют по миру, больше живут какой то промежуток жизни в других странах и видели соотвественно больше. Лично я не чувствую как мои права и чувства щемят в России. Про какой ГУЛАГ в наше время они так упорно продолжают писать, мне не понятно. Словно каждый американец высказывается в своей стране, а мы не можем. Мне хорошо было жить в России и не было нужды высказываться. Ещё американцы и европейцы не понимают что такое война, так как их войны далеки, и не так жарко ни холодно от этого обычным гражданам было. Если бы на границе сша была война, американцы бы задолго до войны были также прижаты властью, как некоторые личности, которые выступают против неё. Реально никто из них об этом не думает. И конечно же можно сколько угодно спекулировать гулагом, закрыв глаза на преступления своих властей по всему миру.
she is the spy,so she deserved to be in the prison
lol who cares about the american sanctions? its just ineffective like the EU since 2022 😂
this is what happens when you trade a woke drug addict basketball player for an international Russian war criminal that even armed child soldiers in Africa causing unimaginable butchery. why must are foreign policy be driven by DEI politics?
Why do people think that you can foreign countries and do stupid things like donate to the country that Russia is at war with. Foolish decision 🙄
Im crossing Russia and russians out of my travel list. Looks like another north korea.
Time to allow darwinism take its course
Traitor got arrested. Would happen same in America.
putins seeking american hostages
to barter out sanctions
Griner got lucky. She deserved to still be in jail.
Somehow NBC never reported on Gonzalo Lira, an American citizen who died in Ukrainian prison.
“American ballerina…”
“…with dual citizenship”
This is Kremlin-tier propaganda.
Abandon and dont travel to Russia.
Putin can’t do nothing for himself
“Russian ballerina”.
Why she still have Russian citizenship?
Why she was in Russia?
no one needs to go there.
Russia has a ton of $ from India. Sanctions just won’t do it. It’s unfortunate. But military action is necessary. Sanctions won’t do it. When will you understand this?
SHE SHOULDN’T HAVE GONE BACK.
Dura lex, sed lex.
The lady may dance well, but she should think twice before to invest in Uk rainian n azees😎
Welcome to United States!
I can not breathe.
I dont believe a word form the American press.
🤦🏽♂️ Americans. Use your brain. Don’t go to Russia unless you want to live in Siberia.
She is a Russian citizen, born and raised in Russia
Unless you get an invite to Russia, you probably shouldn’t be there.
Thanks for clearing that up.
Well if you activley work agains a country its smart not to show up there
.lessons learned.
Breaking news, Russia is very corrupt and Putin does what he wants.
Why even go there ??? Ppl don’t know history ??? Or are they complete morons 🤦🏻 go to North Korea instead 🤷🏻♂️
She is a Russian citizen, so for Russia she is not American.
Excellent predicator of where this nation will be in another 10-15 years with more demonrat rule, and spineless self serving repubicans.
America should ban travels to Russia like they did before with Cuba.
Naive gonna be naive. Even in those times, Americans who wished to visit Cuba would deliberately find ways to circumvent that, and Cuba famously would not stamp anyone’s passport as to not make trouble to anyone regarding travels to US.
There is a much simpler, cheaper, solution: don’t be naive and know the risks before you travel, and be prepared for supporting the consequences of said risks.
How stupid should you be to go in Russia these days
Russia is a hellhole never go there
Many Russian US citizens are naive. They think that it’s okay to just visit Russia… It was dangerous before the war, now it’s absurd.. Let’s hope she crawls out of there soon.
@myvictory8294 duality, primarily American.. She was visiting.. They don’t care though.
Umm she’s a born Russian living in America.
US media has really gone fully insane
No attention was given to Gonzalo Lira when he was detained, tortured and consequently died in an Ukranian prison. This ballerina isn’t American; she was born in Ruzzia!
Bot. He got Pneumonia in October and then they sent him to a hospital in December and he was getting treatment. He died in January. There is no evidence of torturing, you made that up. If they did torture him do you really think they would bother putting him in a hospital to save his life ?
The guy smoked two packs of cigarettes his whole life and was arrested for distributing false information about Russia and Ukraine. Then he tried to escape Ukraine and was arrested and charged for fleeing. Since Putin is killing and wounding thousands of Ukrainian soldiers ,and civilians, the hospitals in Ukraine are full. So thank Putin for killing Gonzalo Lira. He is also bombing the hospitals in Ukraine directly. So your statement is absurd on many levels and it looks like you are copying and pasting the same comment all over youtube.
Every administration since Truman has cowered to the military industrial profit machine. Weak. Sauce.
They really need to issue a travel alert advising that no American should travel to Russia for any reason. Business, vacation whatever as they have now started clearly kidnapping Americans for no legitimate reason other than political gain.
A russian citizen is being detained and they can have er
Why would any sane person go to Russia
Putin is no half brain – dead zombie named ” Joe. ” He has made it clear. No holding hands and singing ‘ koombaya ‘ with him. People are on Russia’s side, or not. And if ” not “, they will pay a price.
She bought and supplied funds for Ukraine.
What you think you’re doing tiptoing around Russia ?
Your video title is inaccurate
she aint american she is a russian traitor
Governments should just issue mandatory order to automatically deny all travelers going to Russia from around the world.
Why? Why people can’t be responsible for their own actions. They emit travel advisories all the time. And even if they do deny, then stupid “adventurous” people will find a way to circumvent that. Why spend money to do that? Just try not to be too naive.
Biden isn’t going to do a thing about freeing her.
People in united state go to jail for$5 and some spend 50 years for wrongful Judiciary😂😅😂 let tucker Carlson negotiate with putin😂😂 about her
She is a Russian citizen, born and raised in Russia, supported Ukraine. Its pretty clear…
Pathetick propaganda.
THEY ONLY LET YOU SAY WHAT YOU WANT IN COMMENTS HERE THEY CENSOR WHATG DOESNB’T FIT THE YOU TUBE VIEWS AS ARE ALL THE VIDEOS I’LL BE DUMPING THEM AS MY PAID NEWS PROVIDER HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS POST WILL SURVIVE
WHAT THEY WANT
Leave her there.
She shouldn’t be surprised at being arrested upon returning to Russia”.
“American Ballerina” Dual citizenship, helping enemies of Russia is criminal offense, she new that . Someone just ratted her out , probably her own fake friends from the w$hore house she worked at. Now she will do some time, and if lucky come out alive.
Republicans in this country love and adore putin… So what is the problem here
Well she has broken the law.
So what is the problem here?
Something stinks here. We both have propoganda with USA vs RU. A reason maybe why Wheland is still there. Problem being, we give up a drugged basketball player for astonishly HUGE weapons deals to hurt the USA. RU has a high hand in negotiations, they don’t care for their own. We do. We sometimes make wrong negotiation choices to appease the few. IMO.
Sick truth twisting western lies
She got arrested because she’s pretty. Who knows what they are going to do next to her. Bring her to Putin in exchange for her freedom.
Well let’s wait for the great negotiator to release an arms trader and 100 other corrupt Russians for just her. Seems she’s defective at that, she’s dumb enough to go. I hate Trump but never ever would he make such dumb popsided deals with Russia.
Правильно всё правильно.
Ибо нефиг!
Another American criminal? Geez! First Griner, now her?
She collected money to support Bandera’s army, what would have happened if in 2003 you collected money to support bin Laden?
She is a Russian citizen
These hypocrites have nothing to say about American – Gonzalo Lira or the tens of thousands who are being massacred in Palestine all at the expense of American tax payers money.
America love one orthodontics
Neither her or her boyfriend, pay the slightest attention to current world events, Or the American Travel Advisory Against Going to Russia. That advisory has been in effect for sometime.
Also, heard about the Russian pilot that defected? The Russians found him in Spain, because he was stupid, and called his girlfriend In Russia. He was shot to death with many bullets, this week.
Americans, don’t go to Russia. Russia is a fascist state.
She is Russian
I wonder if this has to do with Alexander Smirnov 🤔
Playing both sides of the fence carries consequences.
Noch eine gekaufte, sie hat schon früher für dreckige ukrainische politik protestiert ist doch klar das die von Terroristen Amerikaner gekauft wurde. Wann werdet ihr endlich runter gespült.
ukraine ist scheiße!
To be fair, she’s a Russian citizen with dual citizenship who was raising funds for Ukraine and recently married an American. What did you expect when Russia is currently in an international war? I’m just an average guy with a dad bod but have to admit it’s a little sketchy or she’s that naive to think the country she bailed on would open her with open arms. Goes to show how nice we have it here in America.
Does she have a history of being against Russia?
FIX THE BORDER!
The Killer is taking more and more hostages … is Mr. Biden finally going to stop him ?…
Fake news.. went since America care about Russian.. 😅😅😅😅
Cargill DuPont and Monsanto own almost half of all the agricultural land in The Ukraine 🤔🤔🤔
Attention US Citizens: stay out of Russia!!!
She wasn’t arrested because of her citizenship. Besides, she was born and raised in Russia.
idk, does this mean we should boycott russian ballet?
Russian women’s prisons have interesting customs.
I hope that her cellmates will explain how to live
The times when people were able to sit with one butt on two stools are over. this fool is so arrogant that she dared to come back after what she did
ATTENTION GETTER….
Brittany Gainer syndrome.
Boneheads
Crappy MSM. Navalny’s death mysterious? Gimme a break!
😂 а если бы эта баллерина перевела дкньги на поддержку Русской армии находясь на территории украины ? было бы тоже самое