INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia released U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina in a prisoner exchange with the United States early Thursday in Abu Dhabi, U.S
later told the state-run TASS news agency that President Vladimir Putin pardoned Karelina, adding that she was exchanged with Arthur Petrov,
a German-Russian dual nationalarrested in Cyprus in 2023 at the request of U.S
authorities for allegedly exporting sensitive U.S.-made microelectronics to Russia.The law enforcement agency also released a video showing
Ukrainian charity.In August, a Russian court sentenced Karelina to 12 years in prison
Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), since becoming CIA director
communication with her parents.According to sources cited by WSJ, Karelina is one of several Americans and Russian-U.S
dual citizens arrested in Russia that U.S
President Donald Trump took office earlier this year.In February, the U.S
secured the release of Marc Fogel, an American teacher jailed in Russia on drug charges, in return for Russian cryptocurrency figure
Alexander Vinnik.The Trump administration hailed the release of Fogel as a positive step for diplomacy and a potential opening for future
talks on ending the war in Ukraine.
