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Al Jazeera
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
US-Russia prisoner swap: Ukraine aid donor for tech smuggler
NewsFeed US-Russia prisoner swap: Ukraine aid donor for tech smuggler Russia freed US citizen Ksenia Karelina, who was jailed over donating to humanitarian aid for Ukraine, in exchange for Arthur Petrov, a German-Russian accused of smuggling US military microelectronics.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
U.S.-Russia swap for Ksenia Karelina involved release of Russian held in Cyprus
U.S.-Russia dual national Ksenia Karelina is headed back to America after her conviction for a charitable donation to a Ukrainian aid group. In return, the U.S. released Arthur Petrov, a German-Russian national arrested in Cyprus in 2023. CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd has more.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
US, Russia swap prisoners as officials meet for diplomatic talks
Moscow has released Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American citizen arrested for donating $50 to a US-based Ukraine charity, as part of a prisoner exchange deal with the US. In exchange, Washington freed Arthur Petrov, who had been arrested for allegedly skirting sanctions to smuggle microelectronics to Russia. The swap took place in Abu Dhabi Thursday, as Russian and US teams met in Istanbul to discuss improving high-level diplomatic ties between the two countries: Under US President Donald Trump, Washington has softened its approach to Moscow in what some analysts believe could lead to a broader normalization of relations that might see Washington's European allies sidelined.
Saudi Gazette
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Woman jailed over £39 donation to Ukraine freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
WASHINGTON — A Russian-American citizen has been released in a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. Amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina, a Los Angeles resident, had been in prison in Russia for over a year, after being arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg in early 2024. She was found guilty of treason for donating money to a US-based charity providing humanitarian support to Ukraine and was sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony. In exchange, the US reportedly freed Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen arrested in Cyprus in 2023. He was accused of illegally exporting microelectronics to Russia for manufacturers working with the Russian military. The prisoner swap took place in Abu Dhabi in the early hours of Thursday. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Ms Karelina was "on a plane back home to the United States."He added she had been "wrongfully detained by Russia for over a year"."President Trump secured her release. [The President] will continue to work for the release of ALL Americans."CIA director John Ratcliffe was present at the exchange, the Wall Street Journal is the second prisoner swap between Russia and the US in less than two February, Russian national Alexander Vinnik — who was imprisoned in a US jail on money laundering charges — was freed in exchange for the release of American schoolteacher Marc Fogel. — BBC
Al Bawaba
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina exchanged with Arthur Petrov in new deal
Published April 10th, 2025 - 10:10 GMT ALBAWABA - Russian authorities confirmed that American-Russian ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina, who had been detained in Russia, was released from prison, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday. AFP reported citing the US Secretary of State that a prisoner swap deal had been reached. "American Ksenia Karelina is on a plane back home to the United States. She was wrongfully detained by Russia for over a year and President Trump secured her release," Rubio said on X. He maintained that US President Donald Trump "will continue to work for the release of ALL Americans." On the other hand, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed that Russian-German citizen Arthur Petrov was freed in exchange for Ksenia Karelina, Russian media reported on Thursday. The Wall Street Journal revealed that Karelina was swapped for Arthur Petrov, who was arrested in Cyprus two years ago at the request of American authorities for allegedly exporting sensitive US-made microelectronics to Russia. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
