Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner swap β 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.
βAmerican Ksenia Karelina is on a plane back home to the United States,β Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
βShe 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,β he added.
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