Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner swap — after she was sentenced to 12 years in penal colony
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Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina was released from Kremlin custody in a prisoner swap with the United States Thursday morning.
Karelina was freed in exchange for German-Russian Arthur Petrov at a swap in Abu Dhabi, the Wall Street Journal reported.
“American Ksenia Karelina is on a plane back home to the United States,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
“She was wrongfully detained by Russia for over a year and President Trump secured her release. @POTUS will continue to work for the release of ALL Americans,” he added.
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