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Ksenia Karelina reunites with family after Russian detainment
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April 11, 2025
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1:42Now PlayingKsenia Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russian national, was reunited with her family Thursday after being detained in Russia since February 2024 on treason charges.
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A Russian-American woman freed by Moscow arrived back in the United States late Thursday as part of a prisoner swap completed as the two countries aim to repair ties.
A plane carrying Ksenia Karelina landed around 11 p.m. EDT at Joint Base Andrews, where she was greeted by her fiancé. Morgan Ortagus, President Donald Trump’s deputy special envoy to the Middle East, presented her with a bouquet. She was released earlier in the day in exchange for a Russian-German man who’d been jailed in the U.S. on smuggling charges.
Karelina was arrested in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg in February 2024 and convicted of treason on charges stemming from a donation of about $52 to a charity aiding Ukraine. U.S. authorities have called the case “absolutely ludicrous.”
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