She faces up to 20 years in prison.
Russia’s FSB security agency reported on Tuesday that it had detained a 33-year-old woman from Los Angeles who holds dual citizenship.
Reports said she had attended the Ural Federal University in Ekaterinburg and later married an American citizen and moved to the US.
Photographs from social media showed Khavana smiling, flanked by two US flags, as she holds her naturalisation documents.
Asked about the case, the US national security spokesperson John Kirby reiterated warnings about US citizens travelling to Russia.
Meanwhile, there were a series of reports on Tuesday of a Russian crackdown on perceived threats from abroad.
The transfer was made on 24 February 2022, according to First Dept, the day Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. »
