- cross-posted to:
- news@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- news@beehaw.org
A Russian court has sentenced amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in jail for treason for donating $51 (£39) to a charity supporting Ukraine.
Karelina, who has American and Russian citizenship, pleaded guilty last week after a trial held behind closed doors.
the US requires you to pay 3’000 USD to renounce citizenship
Well yeah, if you don’t you still have to pay income tax, regardless of your nation of residence.
the us is the only one of two countries out of 200 that makes citizens abroad have to pay taxes
Yeah I should have been clearer. I meant regardless of where you reside as a US citizen